Now, a lot of us South Enders look a little dubiously at Dad\u2019s Day. It sounds suspiciously like one of those STING operations for deadbeat dads delinquent on child support payments. Get us all down here, then throw the net. We can already see the headlines in the Conway Chronicler: South Enders nabbed in Paternity Sting.<\/p>\n
NOT that I\u2019m saying I\u2019m a deadbeat dad. I know being an artist and a banjo picker sort of doesn\u2019t help the image, but we all been down on our luck. Little Jimmy understands that. His mom\u2019s a little less forgiving, but when the CD sales start rolling in and the big art commissions, she\u2019ll change her tune.<\/p>\n
What with all these studies proving that more than a quarter of men in this country aren\u2019t the genetic fathers of their children, Fatherhood on the South End has taken on a whole new meaning in these modern times we live in. DNA tests take all the romance out of relationships, you ask me. The old family tree\u2019s got some extra branches now. And I guess that\u2019s good, but it sure takes some of the mystery away from sparking and courting. Personally I don\u2019t care to find out half the South End String Band is related. <\/p>\n
But it IS father\u2019s day coming up. Won\u2019t be long before dear old dad is just a Test Tube in some sterile lab. Sample # 74 Double X, blue eyes, dark hair, long fingers for the banjo. I like to think I got more to offer than a Petri dish. Although, Little Jimmy\u2019s mom might not agree.<\/p>\n
The Band was thinking of maybe lobbying for Father\u2019s Day being a day of amnesty. You know: Give a Dad a Break Day. Or even a whole month. NOT that I\u2019m saying the boys down here are looking for a way to skip the June payments. We were just thinking a little breathing room \u2026.. you know, til the CD sales pick up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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