What makes Father’s Day Special for Me?
♥ Listening to the sound of singing coming from the shower…
♥ Hearing giddy laughter coming from the back bedroom…
♥ The feel of a hand slipping into mine just because…
♥ Hearing, “I made you something Dad. No, I won’t tell you… it’s a surprise!”…
♥ Seeing the words, “A pleasure to have in class” and “Excellent effort” on a report card…
♥ Quiet talks about what’s going on, prefaced by the words, “Dad, I need to talk to you.”…
♥ Waving goodbye to a plane she’s on all by herself as she flies away to see relatives…
♥ Noticing that the phrase, “I’m sorry” is easing gently from her vocabulary. Twenty-five cents per slip up has worked wonders…
♥ Seeing her skip rope in a show that is meant for duets on her own just to show off what she has taught herself to do…
♥ Going to school everyday even if it’s sometimes hard to do…
♥ Watching her happily glide through the mall as she thriftily shops with her mad money…
♥ Being able to say, “You’re a grump in the mornings” and not witness a meltdown…
♥ Noticing that the stresses of the day are more easily handled as time passes…
♥ Discussing thoughts about life that crop up when we share moments together…
♥ Getting smiles of pure love and contentment that come from out of the blue and are meant just for me…
I am a father because of my sensational daughter, Rissy. And, I am a very lucky father indeed!
Comments
CircleTimeMommy
Thank you for this sweet post! I look forward to savoring some of those same victories.
Craig
Thank you for the sweet comment. It has been a long haul and lots of work but the rewards have been fantastic. When I read the posts of others who have younger children, I totally relate. It’s tough and we want so much for our children. We want them to be whole. We want a little less chaos and struggle.
My daughter came here to teach me a lesson. A lesson in life about unconditional love, total commitment, that “perfect is boring” and an understanding that “normal” is a subjective word that each person needs to create their own definition for.
Many blessings to you and yours on this journey.
Craig