Gareth
August 23rd, 2005, 09:11 AM
Today would have been my father's 72nd birthday.
It was not too long ago I was worried about how he thought of me.
Would he be proud? Would he despise me? etc...
Well, I had a little time to think about things.
Here's somethings that I need to say.
Recently, Mike left us.
It was a shock to us all.
Sadly I couldn't make it to his memorial.
I look at my life now and some things have changed since you left us Dad.
I finally found God, just not the one you wanted me to find.
I am married to a woman that every man wants.
The one that makes you happy, plain and simple.
Together we have 3 beautiful children.
Your grand-daughter is always on the A-B honor roll.
One grand-son is good at sports.
The other grand-son is following his big sister by getting good grades.
We own a house.
Granted it's not the Taj Mahal, but it's home to us.
We busted our butts to get it.
I am no longer a little punk trouble maker.
I had to grow out of it, half of my 'friends' went to jail and I didn't want to go with them.
I finally learned a trade!
It's not one everyone likes, but I love it.
Besides, being a cable guy has it's rewards.
I don't think you're too surprised about me doing that kind of work.
My wife and I have built a fairly decent life for ourselves.
We're not millionares and we don't have a lot of money to spend but we're not poor.
We have trying to teach our kids to be open-minded.
It's not easy, it is all too easy to close-minded in this world.
Sometimes I still am very close-minded about some things, it's easy to do without looking.
But overall I think we're doing good.
I only wish you could see all of your grand-children.
My nephew is a kind hearted boy, a big jock type, but really a good kid.
Our daughter is a pleasent little girl who alwyas tried to please.
Our 2 boys are little boys.
Doing what little boys always do, the things they shouldn't be doing.
All in all, I think you'd be proud of your little boy.
He hasn't done all that bad for himself.
It was not too long ago I was worried about how he thought of me.
Would he be proud? Would he despise me? etc...
Well, I had a little time to think about things.
Here's somethings that I need to say.
Recently, Mike left us.
It was a shock to us all.
Sadly I couldn't make it to his memorial.
I look at my life now and some things have changed since you left us Dad.
I finally found God, just not the one you wanted me to find.
I am married to a woman that every man wants.
The one that makes you happy, plain and simple.
Together we have 3 beautiful children.
Your grand-daughter is always on the A-B honor roll.
One grand-son is good at sports.
The other grand-son is following his big sister by getting good grades.
We own a house.
Granted it's not the Taj Mahal, but it's home to us.
We busted our butts to get it.
I am no longer a little punk trouble maker.
I had to grow out of it, half of my 'friends' went to jail and I didn't want to go with them.
I finally learned a trade!
It's not one everyone likes, but I love it.
Besides, being a cable guy has it's rewards.
I don't think you're too surprised about me doing that kind of work.
My wife and I have built a fairly decent life for ourselves.
We're not millionares and we don't have a lot of money to spend but we're not poor.
We have trying to teach our kids to be open-minded.
It's not easy, it is all too easy to close-minded in this world.
Sometimes I still am very close-minded about some things, it's easy to do without looking.
But overall I think we're doing good.
I only wish you could see all of your grand-children.
My nephew is a kind hearted boy, a big jock type, but really a good kid.
Our daughter is a pleasent little girl who alwyas tried to please.
Our 2 boys are little boys.
Doing what little boys always do, the things they shouldn't be doing.
All in all, I think you'd be proud of your little boy.
He hasn't done all that bad for himself.