Gratitude

Dear Dad,

Thank you for being there. Not just there for me, or for our family but, thank you for being always present. Throughout all my life when times got tough and people treated you like you were nothing you and you felt 2cm small you were always 12feet tall to me. You are the sunshine through the storm and person that keeps me going. You have taught me that many people in this life, even the ones you would least expect will knock you down, and that even if it takes awhile theres always a way to get back up and make it work. I have and will always look up to you. I will always be thankful and I all always care. The way you look at life inspires me. So many times in the short sixteen years I've been alive you've been let down, and you've picked yourself back up. The way you portray yourself to me and my three little siblings is phenomenal. To us your this super hero, whose taught us it's okay to be let down, its okay to cry, but even more important than that it is critical to believe in yourself and to believe in each other. That family is the greatest gift life has to offer. Family is the only thing that is forever. From our experiences we know that not everything lasts, but from you we know that moving on and bettering ourselves and each other is how to handle the situation. Thank you for not being one of those loser dads, who left when you and mom broke up. Thank you for sticking around and playing both parts when we needed you too. I couldn't be more proud as a daughter to watch the things you have gone through, and see the man that they have shaped you to be. Most of all you have taught me love, something that i will never be able to forget. No matter how many times you've lacked love, you have ALWAYS shown love to your children. You are literally one of the strongest men i have ever encountered, inside and out. I am grateful for you, and I love you paps.