In the spirit of "Father's Day"... I want to give some recognition. Not to the fathers... but to the daddys. Whether you have biological children, adopted children, or step children. If you're a daddy, this is for you. If you're "just" a father... shame on you. If there's anything you can't make up for, it's lost time with a child. The precious years of childhood are too big a blessing for a daddy to give up.
There is no making up for some mistakes. If you are not or were not a significant part of your child's upbringing, there is no making up for it. That time is lost. It takes more than money to raise a child. It takes love and patience and guidance.
Sometimes, it's too late to change your mind. Sometimes a father leaves and a daddy steps in. The bridge is burned. Can it be repaired? Sometimes. But it's always just a repaired bridge with holes where memories should be, that a child will be scared to trust.
Being a daddy requires love. Not when it's convenient. But unconditional love.
A daddy is not the man who "learns" to love a child... but the one who loves a child naturally without explanation, because there is none.
A daddy is not the man who is court ordered to pay child support yet refuses because they have different priorities... but the one who would spend their last penny to provide for a child or make a child smile... Even if it meant skipping their own meal.
A daddy is not the man who got a woman pregnant... but the one who teaches a child the important lessons in life.
A daddy is the one who is not too busy to teach a child to ride a bike. The one who worries about a child 24/7. The one who groans when a child needs gas money but forks it over anyways. It's the one who comes to mind when you remember your childhood.
Who's YOUR daddy?
DRD
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