An Open Letter to Dads Like Ours

An Open Letter to Dads Like Ours

• Sunday, 17 June 2018

Isn't the phrase "thank you" strange? Good manners and basic etiquette aside, it baffles me how words so simple and small encompass so much.

I could say "thank you" a million times to my Dad and it still wouldn't be enough. It barely scratches the surface of how much I owe him and am grateful for him and everything he does. Words simply aren't enough (which is kind of ironic seeing as you were the one who always encouraged me to use my words and write.)

This is an open letter to Dads like ours. The best ones.

These are the father-figures (not always Dads) who deserve a thousand "thank yous" for just being the people that they are. For being supportive and kind and encouraging and annoying and embarrassing and all things Dads both are and are not.

Every child grows up looking up to a father-figure. And in the most literal and metaphorical of senses, I still do. You never have stopped teaching me; from riding bikes and reading books all the life lessons in between (though I'm still pretty sure that making me reverse around a roundabout is hardly a life lesson!)

*this is what happens when you attempt to reverse around a roundabout and leave the car in a temper :)

I thank you from the bottom of my heart and I wish you the greatest Father’s Day today, tomorrow, the next day, and for the rest of your life. I want you to know how huge of an impact you’ve made on me. Because we’re not with each other every day, it's so easy to point out the things that make us different and the things that separate us. In actuality, I’m finding myself pulling closer to all the things that you did, enabled, created, and taught me. It has been the foundation on which I hope to grow: bad jokes, good rhymes and an unbeatable work ethic.

So I thought it was a good time to just say “I love you.” And it sounds cheesy and words aren't really enough but yeah. Just so you know.

*ps I almost deleted this when you told me my puns aren't funny. You know my jokes are (always) funnier than yours.
**I PROMISE YOU I AM A FULLY LICENSED AND SAFE DRIVER