Father-less?
Is it just me or is everyone lacking something significant on Fathers' Day? Namely a father.
My dad died a long time ago, when I was about 18.
Every day I think of a question I’d like to ask him, or something funny I’d like to tell him.
There are things my dad just wouldn’t believe. He died in 1987, well before eight year olds had their own mobile phones and sensible people paid three bucks for
bottled tap water. My dad would find that hilarious.
I was lucky I think. My dad was a storyteller, so I know a lot about his life.
The biggest tragedy, of course, is that my kids don’t know my dad…
A friend of mine, Brendan, told me last year that he has started a conversation with his dad, via email.
They write to each other a couple of times a week. Sometimes its personal, sometimes it’s history, sometimes it’s just to tell each other stuff about their day.
I wish they had the internet in heaven. I’d love the chance to have a conversation with my Dad.
So if you’ve still got a Dad, and the last conversation you had with him was slightly awkward and you always struggle to think of something to say to him, then emails a great thing…
Write him a letter…give him a call…make him give you a hug. Because trust me, one day he’ll be gone, and you’ll wish like hell you took the chance when it was still there…
My dad died a long time ago, when I was about 18.
Every day I think of a question I’d like to ask him, or something funny I’d like to tell him.
There are things my dad just wouldn’t believe. He died in 1987, well before eight year olds had their own mobile phones and sensible people paid three bucks for
bottled tap water. My dad would find that hilarious.
I was lucky I think. My dad was a storyteller, so I know a lot about his life.
The biggest tragedy, of course, is that my kids don’t know my dad…
A friend of mine, Brendan, told me last year that he has started a conversation with his dad, via email.
They write to each other a couple of times a week. Sometimes its personal, sometimes it’s history, sometimes it’s just to tell each other stuff about their day.
I wish they had the internet in heaven. I’d love the chance to have a conversation with my Dad.
So if you’ve still got a Dad, and the last conversation you had with him was slightly awkward and you always struggle to think of something to say to him, then emails a great thing…
Write him a letter…give him a call…make him give you a hug. Because trust me, one day he’ll be gone, and you’ll wish like hell you took the chance when it was still there…
1 Comments:
Watching the last interview of Steve Irwin where he spoke so lovingly about his children was the saddest thing. I hope a lot of Fathers were watching and realizing that the greatest gift you can give your children is unconditional love. Even though our Father died too young, we are able to perpetuate his memory knowing that he would approve of who we are and what we do. I am sad that my kids will never have that. They are very lucky to have a step father that loves them but at the end of the day he is someone else's "Dad". Fathers should love and know their children. You can never take time back.
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