Dear Dad,

Today is your day. Although you may think Father’s Day was created by Hallmark to make dad’s feel better about themselves since there’s a Mother’s Day, it’s still about you! Every year on Father’s Day, you still worry about your kids and your wife instead of relaxing and taking the day for yourself. Ever since I was younger, you’ve always been a superhero in my eyes. Bringing me back and forth to sports, rushing around like crazy for softball tournaments, and having some laughs along the way. I’ve always been a daddy’s girl, and have always strived to make you proud of me. To make you want to tell your friends about me, and be able to brag about my accomplishments and achievements, and you do just that! You brag about my good grades, my softball abilities, my work ethic, everything you can think of. You bask in the glory of your children’s accomplishments and that’s such a noble thing.

You’ve always supported me in everything I’ve ever done, even if you don't necessarily agree with my choices, you still back me up! Even when you’ve proven my decisions to be wrong at times you don’t shove it in my face that I was wrong and you were right, you use it as a teaching experience so I can learn and grow from my mistakes. Despite how close we are, there have still been some arguments over the years. Some that were silly, and some that were serious. But no matter what we’ve said or gone through together that doesn’t change the fact that you’re my dad.

Growing up you’ve always protected me from bad friends, boys, and the dangers of the world. You were my shoulder to lean on when I had friends stab me in the back, when I was stood up for my very first date, and my first major heartbreak. You always knew how to make it better and how to put a smile on my face, even when I’d much rather be crying in bed. You never sugarcoated anything in life to me. Whenever something bad happened, you never said it would be easy, but you offered your guidance and your shoulder to cry on.

I’ve always been so proud to tell people that you’re my dad. Softball has brought us even closer together, if that’s even possible. You aren’t just my dad, you’re my coach. You coached me at such a young age and guided me through the training of softball. With the weekend road trips, waking up at 6:00 a.m., and crying on the way home because we lost again, you were there every step of the way, always being my biggest cheerleader.

In my lifetime, I will never be able to thank you for all that you’ve ever done for me. You’ve sacrificed so much over the years for mom, Michael, and I. I admire who you are and have always looked up to you and will continue to look up to you for the rest of my life. I hope one day I’m lucky enough to find a man who’s half the man you are.

Thank you for everything daddy, I love you so much.

Happy Father’s Day!