{"id":1315,"date":"2003-06-13T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2003-06-13T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2021-05-22T19:08:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T23:08:14","slug":"dads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/2003\/06\/13\/dads\/","title":{"rendered":"Dads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/images\/photosbug.gif?resize=65%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"65\" height=\"20\">&nbsp; &nbsp; There are few moments as precious as watching a father teach his son how to ride a bike. This can be a defining moment in the development of a child. In a short time the child must overcome his frustrations, fight back any tears of pain, and eventually take pride in his accomplishment.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; There may be a setback along the way. The boy might almost look like he wants to run away and quit.<br><center><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/images\/segwaybush.jpg?resize=410%2C344&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"344\" width=\"410\"><\/center>&nbsp; &nbsp; But Dad is there, with a steady hand, a patient demeanor, a word of encouragement, and, if need be, a good example.<br><center><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/images\/segwaybush3.jpg?resize=309%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"213\" width=\"309\"><\/center>&nbsp; &nbsp; Thus, the man and boy bond, and the father\/son relationship is strengthened. Happy Father&#8217;s Day!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; There are few moments as precious as watching a father teach his son how to ride a bike. This can be a defining moment in the development of a child. In a short time the child must overcome &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/2003\/06\/13\/dads\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-photos"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1315"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1318,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315\/revisions\/1318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wastinaway.net\/shortfatguy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}