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The Journey of a Lifetime

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    Author Buzz Bissinger on his book “Father’s Day,” and a road trip with his mentally-challenged son.

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Was there any way.

To know whether you Jack -- Texas department.

Well I asked him and you know -- is is verbal and unfortunately.

I was really excited to -- love road trips and -- -- -- to me that he hates to drive.

Which would cause some problems -- Citi much rather fly and it's it's actually the point of a road trip you get lost to go across the country -- he said it.

I wanna fly -- but you know is nice kid and I'll do what is -- is father says we ended up having great time was later went back toward docile.

We did the same -- -- not lights muted.

And the -- of some -- are still rich and as you know some people there are still angry when the movie came out you know a lot of it kind of dissipated.

But now what's our favorite vacation spot -- -- doors that there's -- there's a family there that I wrote about.

That he loves and I must say -- distance can be this they can be that but they're down to earth and one of the great moments of the trip is.

There's a party it is a barbecue and one of the guys is it -- you wanna be here.

Now we never had a beer in his life and he takes the beer -- sit sit.

And everyone applauds you know it what he was one of the gang so important of these kids you know that's what they want to be.

And and frankly I remember you telling bet the ranch you don't coddle these kids you demand of them you have expectations for them and I think it makes a tremendous.

Difference a lot of people -- they don't know what to do with kids who were different or they patronize them.

You know they can do a lot and you demand -- Such as you're on track and car they have assists and a lot of moments of silence but then some moments of of greatness -- -- -- To this -- twelve days we took the worst -- ever known to man because really went back to places -- is actively it does he identifies -- places.

And -- is this a -- So he -- line.

It's -- in the area of calendar and he remembers dates mostly within has virtually within its entire lifetime -- -- 28.

And if you gave them a date he could tell you the day of the week with and 25 years and you can't forward adjustment.

-- -- -- -- There's a lot -- of are not an easy one when -- join the Marines.

I'm joined numbering -- -- I was so.

Seventeen.

-- -- And it.

What he wanted to one of the you know by the date -- -- -- on July 23 191007.

-- -- less -- we saw me.

Bomb may ninth it's -- may ninth and may ninth may not -- and remind non may ninth 2000 there.

Too brittle and I don't -- -- pure supply hunt scandal that crack -- that castle on.

Assigned you've found a lot of my yourself and try and it'd.

Tellme -- I've you know I've I've -- a guy.

Can be volatile.

I can be narcissistic.

It affected my relationship with my son -- father died very tragically very quickly of leukemia.

Our relation ship at the end which have been beautiful really got fractured he hated dying he ended up -- the world including a but -- a lot about -- I've learned a lot about you know.

-- ability for empathy -- He was always calming me down -- we get lost in the park in line get really pissed off -- -- -- in the afterward and he was very very steady.

Throughout the trip empathy is yearning for independents which was really -- he wants to be independent he does -- be treated this as a baby.

Anymore and very very observe and and the way he kinda sucks in the world with this great.

Memory -- I mean he really surprise mean in many ways an early you know.

People say well that's typical becomes one of these catharsis books it wasn't the first -- -- a relationship is much much closer.

And as they say in the book my respect for him he has to he is the man I admire most in the world so on their morning 8080 during 83 -- mention -- twenty.

And where is -- now.

He -- with his mom and then he's with me on weekends and one of the reasons that way to the write the book is there's that there's that painful difficult issue.

Of what to do should he be in a group home if you find the right home she knew with me Citigroup -- this mom.

And I realize on this trip -- -- -- -- life I think key if we could find the right group home with peers he has friends.

They -- be different from you and me.

I think that's where he should be he loves.

Being with his friends and and -- his friends very painful for parent.

You feel like Mike on sending much -- my child who was different to prison but -- I've learned.

You have to think in his best interest not what I think there his.

-- centrists and you know -- pair to book group homes they set themselves and I can be wonderful places.

-- As she set any thing about.

Disarmament terms trip.

-- in in little ways in many you know I know we had a great time but that the wonderful thing about -- is he moves on once -- -- with something and moves on I mean he doesn't really too well.

In the nostalgia.

Of something he has not read the book he's -- little portions he will not read the book contract that is a lot.

You know -- that he would not understand I think the most important thing I learned is.

What really is is difference but what is character we think characters in -- making money.

Or success to -- characters taking every ounce of what you have available.

And making the best use of -- and -- has made.

A really beautiful full.

Life firms sell puts on it for us that's -- -- be asleep at who -- This little beautiful.

Bracelet that I know -- I knew you would look dominance behavior.

All.

That you gave -- him.

On McDonald Lotta men -- but -- well we don't know about that may tenth 2002 you give us an act.

Anyway of order -- of -- so thank you.

Lord and realizing on TV don't look of anger this morning it's not time -- -- -- I was here of course is doing a profile on you you remember you saying a watched him that was -- -- -- -- in your car and now watching me leaving me sit.

Looks like he's homeless which historically.

So and -- and then if there -- -- a broader zone thank you.

-- happening to kids and I am happy MEI and I think this book was a catharsis from times the book I always wanted to write a -- presenter.

Amount -- people whose country and reduced -- President and told fathers today.

A buzz Brisinger Narmada -- on room when -- sell books.

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