Son – Disney Customer Service Keynote Speaker

Let’s make “SYDK” a category, spirit

screen shot of a blog's categories list — Glacier runs third on the other websites too.

Dear Son, you don’t know this but i’ve been telling mom, years before you first heard it, “No great idea starts out great. You need ‘dumb’ ideas to get (the thought-party) started.”

As you can see in the photo above “Dear Son is the second highest used category with 500 posts.

“Quotes” is tops with 807 posts.

There isn’t a close third.

Who knew?

Not me.

Not until five minutes ago.

Signed, March 28, 2026.

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Shit you didn’t know, spirit

child with puppy — My goal in life is to become the kind of person these two think i am.

family of three in swimming pool — One grand daughter and two great grandsons, among Grammy’s many fine accomplishments.

Celebration of life for Scott Patrick Milligan — Dear Son, the flower and seed pod came from your yard, the seeds are the healing gift. Photo: At a Disney Institute colleague’s funeral.

Mother and Son on Disney Dream Cruise Ship — Our son has grown about a foot in the past two years.

Noel family volunteering Thanksgiving Day — We began this three holiday morning tradition the year before our son was born.

After the run, a father/son bicycle trip for a Sunday Subway breakfast.

Runner's shadows — Father and son running for their lives.

10 grade XC runner — Three days ago he had multiple reasons to quit, but he finished anyway.

child with butterfly net — Photo of our Son, 2004.

Catching a spider indoors — Our Son inspires me to not kill bugs. Here’s a spider we caught indoors and released outdoors.

18th birthday — Seeing our son reach 18, here, marked my 18-year bead jar promise.

High School Seniors — While i missed being there Saturday night as our Son and his friends had dinner at our home, i remain content for being at all the other dinners they’ve shared at our place. After dinner, they went to Universal Studios for Grad Night.

High school father and son — Parents weren’t invited. i asked school officials if i could grab a quick photo. They said yes. Nice photo bomb, Jackson.

Chapin released about 20 tiny baby spiders into the backyard from our enclosed pool deck.

Give Kids The World event with Lee Cockerell — One of the Keynote Speakers is in the background. Bought two VIP tickets so Chapin could hear Lee Cockerell speak.

Disney's Castaway Cay — After lunch, Chapin returned to the ship.

Dear Son,

Shit you didn’t know…

How could you?

You were just a kid.

What you didn’t know is…

How being your dad inspired and guided everything i did (and why i did it)…

Mom is Catholic.

i was Lutheran.

Told your mom, “You’re more Catholic than i am Lutheran and i don’t think God cares, so i’ll turn Catholic.”

i began RCIA (Rite of Catholic Initiation of Adults) shortly before you were born.

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Toss up between two moments

Chapin, not sure which is my favorite moment from today…

You walking the back yard to enjoy the mockingbird serenade (30 birds for the price of one).
The convo we (you, mom, me) had about RBF, which opened the door to how your new Disney Role is playing out.

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10,000 Hours

Son, my greatest wish for you is that you find someone like mom to spend your life with.
dad

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Spiritually better than me

To know is to do. To know and not do is to not yet know.
dad

For example, to know forgiveness of self and others sets you free, but not forgive is to not yet know.

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