Though I’m all grown up now, and already have a husband and kids. There’s this one man who never left my mind and my heart, a man who occupied a big part of my life, the first man who ever loved me, my father. Sadly, I don’t have his picture with me, but his face is tattooed on my mind, and his memories will be a lifetime treasure.
Growing up without a father was never easy, especially when you were once a Daddy’s girl…My father is a good man, and that’s what give me pride when I think of him. He is a good provider, a good father and a loving husband to my Mom. Though I was just given a little time to spend with him, my childhood memories of him were all good...He was my protector, my playmate and my “knight in shining armor.”
It’s been twenty-two years since he passed away. And I can’t help but wonder. What if he’s still here today? Will he be happy of what I become? We’ll I hope that if he could see me from where he is, I hope he smile and say “that’s my dear daughter, she’s strong and firm as I am, and I’m proud of her.”
As kids, we never really thought that someday our protector would leave us, but life itself is a test...when the time starts ticking, you should do all that you can so that when the time is up, you won’t have any regrets.
I used to envy other kids when I see them with their father, and I thought I was so unfortunate. But as I grew up, I realized that though he left, he thought me a great lesson in life...to be strong and independent. Then I told myself that someday, I will raise my family and my kids will have a father whom they will grow up with. And someday, they will become good fathers as well, like how my Dad was.
This song reminds me of him and makes me cry all the time..
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