The day I knew I'd become my father; Sons belittle and ridicule their fathers until they become dads themselves and start acting the same way. Here, on the eve of Father's Day, four writers tell their stories... From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: June 15, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

FOR most boys, a father is to be revered and aped in equal measure.

Yet with the onset of adolescence, that same man can become a source of intense irritation and embarrassment. Yet as a son grows up to be a husband and parent, there comes a time when he finds himself becoming the living incarnation of the man he once scoffed at. With Father's Day on Sunday, here four writers talk movingly about the day they realised they had become their father.

TERRY WAITE ...