A letter to dad
Dear Thaththi,
For this Father's Day, I wanted to tell you what you mean to me.
Let's start at the very beginning of my life. From what I have heard (from multiple people), I wasn't the easiest child to deal with. I was a grumpy, stubborn child who wouldn't stop till I got what I wanted, to say the least (I know I'm still most of those things), but never once have you laid a hand on me, you knew exactly how to deal with me and you never gave up on me. To be honest, if I was in your position I would've given me up for adoption. You've always been so affectionate and you never fail to let me know how much you love me.
I remember when I was 10, you had to live away from us for your job, and I only got to see you on the weekends. It killed me inside. I hated those days. I was waiting impatiently for you to come back home. And I still remember one night, I actually prayed for you to get transferred back to Colombo. Not being able to see you for a long period of time was the worst thing. I also remember going to school and complaining about it to my friends, and one of them said that her father worked overseas and she hadn't seen him in months. I was shook. I couldn't even imagine it and I hoped that I would never have to.
And you've ALWAYS looked out for me. When I'm spiraling off you've pulled me back to the right track MANY times (more times than I'd like to admit). I love that you're there for me.
Yesterday I turned eighteen, and you have been saying, "Now that you're eighteen, don't leave me" and it pains me that you actually think that I'll ever leave you. Even though I have moments where I just want to leave everything and everyone, I'll have to lose my mind to actually do it. You are one of the reasons why I haven't lost my mind.
I know I take a lot of (countless) things for granted, but I'd never take you for granted. I know how lucky I am to be your daughter and to be in this family. You definitely deserve so much for putting up with all three of us (especially me). And I can actually say you are my hero and mean it.
Now, imagine what you think the most a person can love someone, and multiply it by seventeen hundred thousand, that's how much I love you.
This is just a fraction of what I want to tell you. I'll leave the rest for another day, another time.
Happy Father's Day thaththi!
Love,
Your daughter,
Dilky.
For this Father's Day, I wanted to tell you what you mean to me.
Let's start at the very beginning of my life. From what I have heard (from multiple people), I wasn't the easiest child to deal with. I was a grumpy, stubborn child who wouldn't stop till I got what I wanted, to say the least (I know I'm still most of those things), but never once have you laid a hand on me, you knew exactly how to deal with me and you never gave up on me. To be honest, if I was in your position I would've given me up for adoption. You've always been so affectionate and you never fail to let me know how much you love me.
I remember when I was 10, you had to live away from us for your job, and I only got to see you on the weekends. It killed me inside. I hated those days. I was waiting impatiently for you to come back home. And I still remember one night, I actually prayed for you to get transferred back to Colombo. Not being able to see you for a long period of time was the worst thing. I also remember going to school and complaining about it to my friends, and one of them said that her father worked overseas and she hadn't seen him in months. I was shook. I couldn't even imagine it and I hoped that I would never have to.
And you've ALWAYS looked out for me. When I'm spiraling off you've pulled me back to the right track MANY times (more times than I'd like to admit). I love that you're there for me.
Yesterday I turned eighteen, and you have been saying, "Now that you're eighteen, don't leave me" and it pains me that you actually think that I'll ever leave you. Even though I have moments where I just want to leave everything and everyone, I'll have to lose my mind to actually do it. You are one of the reasons why I haven't lost my mind.
I know I take a lot of (countless) things for granted, but I'd never take you for granted. I know how lucky I am to be your daughter and to be in this family. You definitely deserve so much for putting up with all three of us (especially me). And I can actually say you are my hero and mean it.
Now, imagine what you think the most a person can love someone, and multiply it by seventeen hundred thousand, that's how much I love you.
This is just a fraction of what I want to tell you. I'll leave the rest for another day, another time.
Happy Father's Day thaththi!
Love,
Your daughter,
Dilky.
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