As far back as the 5th grade I remember realizing that my mom was the best dad a kid could have. I began the practice of giving mom Father's Day cards, cooking her a special dinner and making her a cake. When I got older and moved away, I always sent her serious and or humorous cards and called her on Dad's Day. Mom was not just a mom to me, she was also my dad and I feel that I was fortunate to have developed a special relationship with her. She was my best friend, a role model as a survivor, fighter, jokester. True, as a youngin, she was not the best parent she could have been -- however, I later understood the why's of it all.
Dad's should teach you certain things. As a child, mom taught us how to play sports, fish, camp -- just everything that typically falls upon dads. Dad's typically feel it is their responsability to provide a decent home and food on the table. Sometimes our food came from a food bank, but she made sure we were fed. We always lived in a decent house and she did all she could to ensure it was a real home.
So in honor of my mom, and the world full of moms just like her ~~~
Happy Father's Day!!!
