I sat in front seat with my father & listened to Trump try to impress me-at the expense of my father

[kpete]

When I was a little boy, my father had a car service. It was a side job. My father had lots of jobs, in addition to his day to day, blue collar one. This was how he paid off our house in ten years. It's how he ensured my mother was set up for life, after his death. My father hustled and paid his bills on time and took care of his family. He was not flashy. A flannel shirt kind of guy. On the weekends, he drove people to the airports from Westchester, or ferried wealthy people from the city to parties at estates and country houses and back to the city, again. On Saturdays, I would ride along, because my mom worked, too.One day, we picked up Donald Trump. He was young, then. I can't recall from where Trump was fetched.

I sat in the front seat with my father and listened to Trump try to impress me, at the expense of my father. Donald compared himself to my father in less than subtle terms, telling me ( a very little boy who thought the world of my Dad ) that if I was tough enough I could be rich too. If I was successful like Donald, the braggart mused, I wouldn't have to drive a car but could be driven.

I remember, even as a little boy, wondering why this rich guy was trying to impress me. It was my father's stoicism that impressed me most. After letting off the man with the white belt and matching shoes, we stopped for hot dogs. Parked on the street, beside the cart, we ate our dirty water dogs and listened to 1010 WINS. The contrast was clear.

https://egbertowillies.com/2017/06/12/trump-dad-true-story/

[SharonClark]

1. Reminds me of my dad

Who was honest, hard working and empathetic. He would have turned to me and said the only way to be filthy rich is to take advantage of other people.

[marylandblue]

2. My father was an electrician and he too just wanted to work

He was a smart man and worked hard. He ran a small repair shop with just one assistant. He told me he could have grown the business and become wealthy, but he didn't want to just run a business, he wanted to do the actual work. We were not rich, but we never lacked for necessities, including the expensive college education my parents gave me.

[luvMIdog]

3. geez .. to try and put a man down in front of his child....low

[Frustratedlady]

4. My father farmed 7 days/week for nearly 50 years.

A "Donald" would never have impressed him by any stretch of the imagination. He couldn't have had the stamina to follow my father's shadow, let alone do the work he did.

My father would have referred to The Donald as an EYP -- Eager Young Prick!

[BruceWane]

5. Oh yeah, gotta be "tough enough"

Gotta be "tough enough", gotta "have what it takes" to......... be born into a wealthy family. Donny boy would actually be about as rich as he is now had he merely taken the money his daddy gave him and invested it in an S&P 500 index fund. Except he would not have left behind a trail of stiffed contractors, employees, and investors. But, to him, I think the swindling is the best part.

To quote Molly Ivins - "He was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple".

Except Trump was born on third base and then proceeded to inflict career-threatening injuries to most of his own teammates.

[hamsterjill]

6. My dad was a Texas ranch foreman and horse and dog trainer on the side.

Let me just say that I have a much greater amount of respect for my (now deceased) father than I would ever have for Trump.

Enough said.