Hey dad, I know that we’ve not been close for quite some time now. I really hope that at some point that could change, but for right now, all I want is for you to say that you are proud of me. It really hurt when you didn’t even aknowledge me getting my A-levels years ago, and that when I got my Bachelor’s you told me that all students are stupid.
I was proud of you the day you first said dad.
I was proud of you the morning you first started to crawl
I was proud of you the first time you took a step
I was proud of you when you had your first day of school
I was proud that you stuck with education when I knew you were smart enough to succeed without a teacher telling you what to learn. Sorry that I wasn’t that great at expressing that. I am still working on that.
And yeah, I probably should have spent more time telling you that. I guess I still have a good bit more to learn about being a good father but don’t for a minute mistake that failing of mine as that you are not the son that I am proud of.
I am proud most of all that you are a good and decent person and not just for the first time.
Every day.
-Love Dad.