This is my family, series
This is my father

Hides real interest in the holiday rituals with feigned indifference
Worries that the kids won't come home for the holiday
Drives six or seven times to the airport an hour away to pick up all of the kids
Carries every present, before and after wrappings, from house to car to house and back
Pays for everything, including parking fees, tolls, last minute doctor visits and trips to the store
Works jobs he hates to support the family that he loves
Offers the majority of the potatoes at dinner to the visiting kids, even while secretly hiding the rolls
Offers the rolls too
Fixes broken appliances and cars and whatnot
Provides tools and knowledge on how to fix more
Visits the kids often and fixes anything and everything that needs fixin
Doesn't judge the kids' lack of knowledge on cars and appliances and whatnot
Watches what the family wants to watch on the tv at night, even while holding the remote
'Puts up' with the holiday season because he really secretly enjoys it
Patiently waits for my mother while she shops, spends, returns, visits, gabs, cooks, sings, dotes, and decorates
Helps her when needed
Loves his family
This is my father