FATHER AND SON
Illustration★★★AND SON There was an amusing bit of dialog some years ago between “Lamont” and “Fred Sanford” on the television show “Sanford and Son.” Fred Sanford, (played by Redd Foxx) raised his son Lamont, with only the occasional help of his late wife’s sister. In one episode, Fred tries to impress upon Lamont that he made many sacrifices and worked very hard over the years to raise him in the best environment possible. “Didn’t you learn anything all these years being my son?” he asks. “Who do you think I’m doing this all for?” “Yourself,” came Lamont’s immediate reply. Fred says, “Yeah, I guess you did learn something.”
The point
A father questions what his son learned from his sacrifices; the son's candid reply reveals the father taught him selfishness rather than gratitude.