DADDY DEAREST

Dear Dad, Well this has been a long time coming, I might have found my prince charming but you will always be my king, with this in mind I thought I should tell you some things that other people know but I may not have ever told you. Hmmm where do I even start? I guess I will start by saying the first two things that come to mind. Thank you and I love you. You are, without a doubt and without equal, the greatest man I have ever known. You are kind and loving to me and my siblings. I have no other man on earth that I can compare you to. You taught me the value of hard work and how to be a business “man”. You instilled in me a self confidence that if I was prepared to work hard enough for something, likelihood I would be successful. This is no small thing. Weird as it may seem I want to thank you for the disciplining that I received, for I would definitely have gone astray. Dad as a girl I thank you for being home every night after work and making time to have dinner with us, I thank you that you showed us the kind of man one should have or what kind of men my brothers should be. I am thankful that we never went hungry or that we lacked in fees. How can u thank a man who taught me to respect my elders and to love the church. Dad you knew that one day I would have to live in a world that was tough, where people were accountable and you forced me to learn things the hard way. These lessons are now bearing fruit in my life as I become a woman. I see a cynical world that loves lies, but you always valued honesty and the truth above all things. Making sure I learnt of this. I am very grateful for all the opportunities you have given me over the years, and the financial help. I'm sorry I haven't been more forthcoming with thanks in the past but am working on it. I think a part of it has to do with the tremendous self-esteem you imparted to your kids. We just can't seem to take "No" for an answer sometimes and think we always deserve the best. But sometimes I think I am too blind to see that "the best" is right under my nose and not on "the other side of the fence". Dad, I thank you for being there I always knew where to get you if not at home then you were at work, always a phone call away. Thank you for coming to all my school functions, I am also very grateful to say that I drive like you and not mum. As I prepare to go and start a new life, I wanna let you know that you have been the one constant presence in my life and you have always made me feel loved, secure, safe, and cared for (how can I thank you enough). Just the same way that you have counseled me, given me advice and encouragement, may it never stop. If I was to give out an award for the Best Earthly father, it would definitely go to you. Your Loving Daughter Warugi