D.A.D

 JUST FEEL LIKE POSTING IT BACK

 When you were 8 years old,your dad

 handed you an ice cream..

You thanked him by dripping it allover your lap

 When you were 9 years old,

 he paid for piano lessons..

 You thanked him by never even

 bothering to practice.

 When you were 10 years old,

 he drove you all day, from soccer to

 gymnastics to one birthday party after

 another.. You thanked him by jumping

 out of the car and never looking back.

 When you were 11 years old,

 he took you and your friends to the

 movies.. You thanked him by asking to

 sit in a different row.

 When you were 12 years old,

 he warned you not to watch certain

 TV shows.. You thanked him by waiting

 until he left the house.

 When you were 13,

 he suggested a haircut that was

 becoming.. You thanked him by telling

 him he had no taste.

 When you were 14,

 he paid for a month away at summer

 camp.. You thanked him by forgetting

 to write a single letter.

 When you were 15,

 he came home from work, looking for a

 hug.. You thanked him by having your

 bedroom door locked.

 When you were 16,

 he taught you how to drive his car..

 You thanked him by taking it every

chance you could.

 When you were 17,

 he was expecting an important call..

 You thanked him by being on the phone

 all night.

 When you were 18,

 he cried at your high school

 graduation.. You thanked him by

 staying out partying until dawn.

 When you were 19,

 he paid for your college tuition,

 drove you to campus, carried your

 bags.. You thanked him by saying good-

 bye outside the dorm so you wouldn’t be

 embarrassed in front of your friends.

 When you were 25,

 he helped to pay for your wedding, and

 he cried and told you how deeply he

 loved you.. You thanked him by moving

halfway across the country..

 When you were 50,

 he fell ill and needed you to take

 care of him.. You thanked him by

 reading about

 the burden parents become to their

 children. And then, one day, he

 quietly died.

 And everything you never did

came crashing down like thunder on

YOUR HEART.

love you dad..always n forever

~anis~