Fathers' Day is only a few days away so the storyhour we took the clients to today was all about Dads. The Storylady read book after book about great dads, some human, some penguin. Afterwards she passed out a card to each kid for them to color for their dads. The card read, 'Dad, You're out of this world!' with some funky looking aliens and then, 'Happy Fathers' Day'. We had eight clients there.
Only three of them have Dads to give cards to.
One of the clients colored a card and then tore off the top part, the part that said 'Dad, You're out of this world!'. Another colored one to place on a headstone. The others that don't have dads just colored for something to do and then threw them away.
The more I thought about it the closer to tears I got.
Three out of Eight.
Dad? Have I ever told you how glad I am that I have you? Having a Dad at all is pretty lucky. Having one like you, that is always there for me, that stands by me, listens to my rants, and loves me anyway. That. That is an incredible blessing.
I know I am far, far from the perfect daughter. I make my fair share of mistakes, am the cause of plenty of disappointments, don't help out in the yard enough. But I have never once doubted that you love me. Thank you so much for that. Unconditional love is rare these days, even in families, and I'm so lucky to be a part of a family with so much love.
Thank you for being my Dad. I can only imagine how scary my world would be without you.
I love you.
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