dear dad
so i didn't get you a father's day present.
i do not usually remember father's day and mother's day in time to send presents and cards.
and i know that i conveniently forgot father's day for a few years in the 90s.
but today, i remember.
and i wanted you to know that i am glad you are my father.
and it is only in the last year that i had the realization that this day, every year, must be hard for you because your father passed away when you were younger than i am now. and i guess because i think of him as my grandfather, the man i will never have the chance to meet, the man with a voice i will never hear, the man with hands i will never hold, i simply did not think of him as your father. but then, when grandma died, i began to understand. every day, in some way, you must miss him. and every year, on this day, you are reminded.
i am glad you are in my life.
this is one of my favorite pictures of the two of us. getting ready to leave for the notre dame/florida state game in 1993. i miss moments like this. but we grow up and relationships shift, for many reasons. but i am glad that this moment was captured to remind me of the time before i was too grown up, before things shifted.
and i am glad that in the last couple of years they have shifted again. and we both have remembered.
happy father's day, dad.
love you,
me
liz lamoreux
Reader Comments (11)
Oh Liz, this is such a beautiful letter to your father. It meant so much for me to read this, and brought up so many feelings about my own father and the hope I feel that someday I'll be able to write a letter like this to him. Thanks so much for this my dear. xoxo
Such a sweet post, Liz, and a sweet picture!
What a wonderful tribute to your father!
Your words are gorgeous! Thank you for sharing the journey that you and your father have made together--I learn a lot from you, and always leave here inspired! Your father is a lucky man! xo
you are such a sweet, open, feeling girl. Love to you my friend. xo
This was a lovely muse on the way relationships, though complicated and changed, can remain meaningful and special. It helped me to be reminded of this today...thanks.
I love this.
Oh baby. So sweet. Thank you for sharing this.
xo
just lovely! :)
Very Moving-this father daughter relationship is so endlessly complex at times, isn't it? Your dad is lucky to have you as his daughter Liz. Miss you and sending you a huge hug!
that was sweet liz. very sweet.