[Hebrews 11:6]

You're absolutely correct. That had never, ever even occurred to me until a month or two ago when henkster mentioned it here. I suppose I had always been so self-absorbed by my Dad's situation that I had never stopped to look at it from that perspective--so there's a lesson for me. And I had certainly never been encouraged to do so by my school textbooks nor by any other medium. But the light bulb finally did come on, aided by wise FReepers like you and him.

[Tax-chick]

I probably read it when henkster brought it up, too. My father was born in 1936, and his father was in an exempt occupation: rural doctor.

(It’s confusing to be talking about events that haven’t happened yet!)