A Note For the Dad

Thank you for being the father of my kids. Thank you for being a good man, someone they can look up to. Thank you for being there, even when you’d much rather sit on the couch and watch Top Gear with a case of beer instead of going to a cartoon drive in movie. Thank you for embracing all things glitter and pink, even though that’s pretty much everything you are not.

Thank you for being a sturdy set of shoulders for them to sit on when they can’t see. Thank you for sharing what you love with them. Thank you for loving me every day, right in their presence, so they know what it means to be a good partner. Thank you for fixing things that have been broken with gorilla glue or nails or just some well placed words.

Thank you for working so hard, every day and night, to give them a good life. Thank you for the genetics you’ve passed on, including her fiery personality and his long eyelashes. Thank you for giving me some damn fine looking kids.

Thank you for worrying about them, for being the “bad guy” when that’s what they need to hear. Thank you for yelling at her when she runs out into the street, even if I don’t always act like I agree. Thank you for being his favorite voice. Thank you for sending me pictures of what you’re doing together when I can’t be there. Thank you for always wanting the best for them.

Thank you for being such a good dad. For being their dad. We love you one hundred.