Mother's Day comes and we see love in abundance. unconditional.
for some reason, on Father's Day, angst and strong words gets thrown to some fathers..
for not being there, for leaving, for screwing up, for not showing enough love, for being the bad cop, for exchanging spoken words of advise and wisdom with actions instead.
we see children making sense of their father's actions, twining words to explain how love of a father is defined, how..how..how..
Yes. I've run out of words to understand a father's love. not all fathers. most are amazing and admirable. so much that even a person unrelated would tear begging for that kind of love.
the confusion is towards just the few, who made their choices, took to their egos, called in defeat in a battle that was his to win if only he had stood up and fought harder.
sorry but a child understands simple things; love or hate. stay or leave. care or don't care.
so please, no blaming the child if he/she lacks appreciation. they were deprived of a father's love.
even so..in all the anger and frustration and confusion, I pray for your health, happiness and joy everyday.
I pray you miss your children. and I pray the children will continue to make sense of your actions and understand that deep down in that heart, you do love you children, Dear Dad.
Daddy, in all honesty you had your moments of greatness that I will cherish. you were kind, you say you love most times. you tucked us in, you brought us up, you showed and reminded us of our religion. i'll try to make you proud, i won't mess up. even if you're not looking.
from my heart, I love you. Happy Father's Day.
Dot.
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