To all the fathers you haven’t heard it enough. Thank you. To all the fathers who coached sports teams, thank you for teaching us valuable lessons in a new way. To all the fathers who took their kids grocery shopping, your kindness of buying us that bakery treat did not go unnoticed. To the fathers who were there when we needed to vent, you kept us from exploding our emotions on to a handful of others. To all the grandfathers out there, thank you for forming such an amazing role model to be my father.

Father’s day is one of those holidays which can sometimes go unnoticed or is seen as a negative day for those who don’t have a fatherly figure in their lives. Sometimes we forget to acknowledge the masculinity in the family. This Father’s day I want the men out there who are fathers, no matter what your age, to be thanked for everything they have done, especially if they’re unaware of it. I have been blessed enough to be shown what a husband should be like and how I should be treated, but for the fathers who haven’t, you have shown your kid(s) they deserve better in their future.

Whether it was a soccer or basketball game, or a three-hour dance recital, my dad has supported me through it all and I didn’t truly appreciate it until I grew older. My father is not a frilly man. He has plenty of other things he could do besides drive up 20 minutes to watch a three-minute performance, and I have told him he can have a free pass on it, but each time I give him the option, he says he would much rather see me perform live than the Manchester United game that is on at the same time. (That is true love right there). I guess what I am trying to say is at the time that it is happening, we don’t notice just how much extra love a father has for us, but when you look back at the drives around town and being one of your biggest supporters, and the extra hours put in at work so you can have the opportunity to participate in a team or go to a school you strive to be at, they are the one of the top people working behind the scenes.

To the girls who have the same type of dad as I do, don’t get mad about him being the tough, scary man your date has to meet when he comes to the door or freak out when he says he will clean his guns when he comes over, okay you can freak out a little; but recognize how he is taking a step closer in letting his little girl go. He’s been the main man in your life and now he has to start sharing you, that can be a little hard on him, so cut him a little slack and only get frustrated a little bit. Look on the bright side! You just have to last through high school, then it goes down to only a few months when he can embarrass you before dates.

This Father’s day, whether you have realized it or not, no matter your age, give your dad a big thank you and treat him to the bakery item at the grocery or sit down and watch his favorite TV show or movie for once (even if it isn’t as romantic as what you would have picked).

As a side note, this is one of my favorite commercials and it never fails to give me the “feels”. Take the time to watch MetLife's 2015 Commercial "My Dad's Story" and see the disguise which the superman in your life could take on.

Happy Father's Day!