Today is a day to celebrate father's, all of them, as every father, (well almost every father) love's their child, even before it's born, regardless if male or female. Lucky me had the opportunity to feel my children as they were being formed in my wife's body, growing to love them even before they meet the world.
It's a real gift we give ourselves, children, with the responsibility that comes with having them. Amazing actually, that in an instant you become a Dad! From then on your always a Dad. Having children changes you, not magically, just completely really, your one moment a person in a marriage, a husband, then poof your a Dad, Daddy, and a husband.
Looking back now I wanted to be a dad for many years, hoping to do better than my previous experience with a father. Not that he was a bad dad, just couldn't really be there all the time. He had a mental illness, maniac/depressive I was told. He could not control this, well at least that's what I saw. So my parents split at my age of 8, my brother took of to the army, my Mom moved us to Port Alberni, from Victoria, to a friend's house, a place far enough away that she felt safe, and had somebody that would help her.
Of course we my sister and I didn't understand, but as time went on we accepted, as children do, yet always wanting our Mom & Dad to be together.
Funny how that is in a child, they have a internal connection to the two parents, that's if they had them together to start I'm thinking.
My wife and I split too, when the kids were about same age, maybe a little older, and life changed for them as well.
Was it good or bad? Ya never know till at least 10years down the road I always say.
Anyway here I am, father's day in Grande Prairie Alberta, away from my daughter, and close to our grandchildren here.
Is a still morning, sun's out now, Polly just got up, Penny wished me happy Father's Day in a message, which we often converse in now, times have changed, very easy to connect now if ya want to, just different, and instant!
Polly making her coffee ☕ now, be a nice day I'm sure. Going to a BBQ dinner at our friend's son's place next door, be a good celebration, be a few other Father's there too.
Polly made blueberry muffins yesterday, one of Jack's favorite, were staying at Jack and Wendy's place, Polly brought me a fresh warm muffin right out of the oven, was such a treat, first one out 👍🏻, sure was good.
Today I have a metal mustang plaque I ordered yesterday that I'm going to pickup, a man here makes them, I ordered it yesterday at the market. I didn't expect to see that kind of metal mustang cutouts there, but when I did, was just what I'd been looking for. Funny how that goes, being in the right place at the right time hey.
The other day I was just that, in the right place right time. A lady who was really fully pregnant, was standing in a parking lot as I was walking by, looking kinda upset. Then I realized, she couldn't get into her car, the person that parked next to her parked so close she couldn't get in her car door. I'm not sure how it all happened, but I said, "if you want I'll move your car out for ya" "Would you?, oh thanks" then as I got the key's from her she said, a little unsure "You wouldn't take my child" "no" I said , "I'll just move your car back so you can get in".
I wiggled in, was really tight, heard her child in the car behind me, I'm guessing in a car seat, got the car out where she was able to get in, she was really happy, as was thinking shed have to wait till the other person came back to their car.
Yep right place, right time!
I will place this plaque I pickup today in Polly's memorial garden she's made at our place, for Christopher, Memere and Pollys Father. My way of celebrating another father, that was my son ❤️
Yep today a really good day, got a happy Father's Day from my Granddaughter too, and her being pregnant with her first child, very special 👶🏻 too.
Yep, one more Happy Father's Day ❤️
Sure do love our life ❤️
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