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Father's Day is Tough for me without my dad

Not everybody can enjoy Father's Day with their dad.

Eva Curiel Muzquiz
Jun 25, 2018
San Diego State University
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Father's Day is Tough for me without my dad
Eva Curiel Muzquiz

When I was little, my dad was very sick. He had cancer. I was around the age of 4 or 5 so my memory is very blurry. However, I remember my mom going to LA to take my dad to the hospital frequently. I remember being so confused on what was happening but at the same time I understood that he was sick but I couldn't imagine him leaving us. I remember one day we were all at the hospital and my mom took me and my siblings to another room to talk to us. She told us that we had to say goodbye to my dad because he was going to go to heaven. I was 6 years old when my dad passed away.


Eva Curiel Muzquiz

As the years go by, I forget how my dad was. I don't remember his voice. If I don't remember him, imagine how my siblings are going through this. They were younger than me when he passed away. I bet they barely remember him.

However, we have pictures to keep his memory alive in our family. And I have many memories of him that I cherish.

Eva Curiel Muzquiz

I don't know why this memory stuck with me but I remember one day I was in school (kindergarten) and my parents and my siblings picked me up early to go to Disneyland. I was out in the playground and then I saw my dad and my sister waving at me. Another memory I love is that my sister and I would always go to visit him at work and play around with the medical masks, since he worked at a medicine factory. But my all time favorite is that he would always give us piggy back rides and pretend he was a horse. My dad really did love me and my siblings. And of course my mom.

Eva Curiel Muzquiz

Every Father's Day, I see on social media posts about dads and I try to be happy that other people have their dads with them. It's just tough for me to be happy for them. I get sad because my dad is not physically with me right now. I have many father figures in my life and I'm glad I have them but it's just not the same. I sometimes wonder wonder how my life would be if my dad was still here.

However, I know my dad is happy to be up there and he is probably running around like a little kid with my grandfather. I know he looks out for me as if he were by my side. And I know he still loves me as much as I love him. I just miss him.

I know my dad is very proud of me on what I have accomplished throughout these 14 years without him. I bet he is smiling right now. I love you Dad.

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