Just a few days ago, families across the nation gathered together to celebrate the fathers in their life -- that's if they were lucky. Some dads weren't quite as fortunate to be surrounded by their loved ones, in fact many only received a measly Instagram post, a shoutout in a tweet, or an insincere Facebook status that they most likely would never read. But even then the fathers that were "rewarded" a hollow social media post were luckier than the dads that received no recognition at all.
As I sat on my porch this Father's Day, surrounded by the most important people in my life, I came to the realization that I am just as phony as the people who posted those insincere social media posts, and just as heartless as the ones who gave no acknowledgement to their dad at all.
I realized that Father's day is just one day out of 365 that I blatantly express how incredibly grateful I am for my dad, when in reality I should show how appreciative I am of him every single day. If you really think about it, those of us who have a father in our lives or even a father figure, the amount of time, money, even sleep they gave up for us is unbelievable. And many of us can't even spend one day appreciating them, let alone every day.
I live an incredibly privileged life because of my dad. He is the hardest working man I know, and stupidly I wait for one day out of the entire year to tell him.
I think Father's Day is bogus, Mother's Day too. If we could channel the amount of appreciation shown in those posts into everyday life, I honestly think the world would be a better place. Thank him for the countless times he drove you to soccer practice or sitting through your boring flute recitals. Thank him for paying your phone bill or paying for college. Thank him for calming your mom down when she freaks out because no one unloaded the dishwasher like she supposedly asked. Thank him for everything little thing he does for you because honestly he really doesn't have to.
So to those of you reading this -- go thank your dad for all that he does and make sure to remind him how much you love him. Then repeat each day.
And dad if you ever read this -- I love you. Thank you for everything.
