Dear Dad, Thanks for being a #girldad
Dear Dad, Thanks for being a #girldad
Dear Dad, Thanks for being a #girldad
The world is still reeling from the loss of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and the others aboard the helicopter. Honestly, I’ve been struggling with it myself because of the reality that it left us with about how time is fleeting and not guaranteed. When my grandfather mentioned I should find a way to thank my dad for all he has done for me, this felt like the best way I knew how. Writing something out. I’m terrible at expressing my feelings but I’m at least a decent writer depending on what day you ask me. So I wanted to memorialize this week, my dad, and any other self-proclaimed #girldad out there on my corner of the internet.
Anytime someone asks me who had a profound impact on my life, my first response is always my mother. In fact, I recently applied for a brand partnership using that exact pitch. How my mother shaped me into the woman I am today. I think that is something a lot of young women can relate to. We often think only of our mothers because society has placed much less importance on our relationships with our fathers.
The more I think about it, the more I realize that I would in no way be the woman I am today without my dad being a total #girldad. I don’t know if my dad ever wished I was a boy, it’s not something that ever came up in my almost 28 years of life... but if he did, he never showed disappointment.
My dad never discouraged me from doing anything I decided I wanted to try. He’s always been good at encouraging me and seeing my full potential even when I can’t see it myself sometimes. He embraced being a #girldad with open arms and ran with it, letting me ride on his back when I was obsessed with horses, being my biggest fan in sports even when I wasn’t very good, and spent countless days encouraging me to keep writing even when I was too afraid to let anyone read what I wrote.
He never let me believe that I couldn’t do something simply because I was a girl. He encouraged me to be the tomboy that I was and learn all the words to ACDC’s greatest hits.
To my dad, thank you for being one of the best #girldads out there. Thank you for handling periods, teenage drama, boyfriends, tears, my stubborn personality and so much more.
Thank you for showing me that good men aren’t perfect. Thank you for showing my that God is loving and understanding, even when we make mistakes. Thank you for letting me make mistakes and helping to put the pieces back together afterward.
I love you, thanks for being a #girldad.
Chat soon,
Darrian
