Alex has no fear of the Ocean; he wades in hip deep and tries to defy the power of the tides. Often he gets knocked down, but he gets right up again. On the other hand, his brother has always been cautious around the sea; as a young child he seemed to irrationally afraid of it. However, he shows no fear at the pool. In fact, he encouraged me to shotput him 15 feet across the pool into the deep end. Alex, after a great deal of persuasion agreed to be tossed 3 feet.
You can see that they both fear what they feel they cannot control; Michael understands the enormity of the ocean and how it is far more powerful than a single man, whereas Alex understands his own abilities in withstanding the waves. Michael trusts me implicitly not to hurt him, but Alex fears ceding his fate to others.
~~RAPatton
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Here are the postcards that were sent to Michael and Alex's grandparents and greatgrandparents via Cardstore.com. I think of them as a mixture of public relations and propaganda. Read enough of their lives, and you can consider yourself a virtual grandparent/aunt/uncle. There are worse things.
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- Robert A Patton
- Dublin, OH, United States
- Robert A Patton is the father of two wonderful boys, Michael and Alex. In many ways they represent all that is good in their father and his love for them is without bounds.
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