As another Father's Day holiday comes and goes, I can't help but reflect on how important Father's Day truly is and what it is really about. For many years, I always thought of this day as one marked on the calendar to keep kids at home for "family bonding time," and a day where you pick out a cheesy card and some sort of father-related gift. I always struggled to see this day as much because of it's lack of specificity; my dad gets a birthday where we celebrate just him and no one else -- what's so special about a day that she shares with millions/billions of other people? It wasn't until recently that I came to realize this day as much more than I ever thought.

We can all agree that life has the potential to be rather hectic and to be full of curveballs. It's easy to forget how fast time goes by, how quickly we get older without realizing that our sweet parents are getting older, too. Father's Day is a day when time is allowed to slow down, and we are given a pause in our hectic lives to celebrate the men placed in our lives that have stood by our sides, loved us completely and supported us through whatever we throw at them. While this day can be tough for some people who have lost a father or father-figure, Father's Day is still a day to celebrate these men and to honor their memories.

In regards to my thoughts of Father's Day as a general holiday that lacks significance for each individual, I realize I'm incredibly wrong. As I look at all of the Father's Day posts that people have made on social media, I came across a lot of people that describe their father as the best. My first thought, of course, was "lol no way, my dad's the best dad," but then I realized that each person wasn't wrong and that I'm not necessarily wrong either. Each of us is given the exact person in our lives that are perfect for each of us, and in that, I can celebrate my own sweet daddy as the best dad on Father's Day.

To those who celebrate the memory of a father on this day, I can only imaging the things you are feeling, but I hope that you are overwhelmed with the joyous memories and you can't help but to smile. To those who are still able to celebrate with a father/father-figure, I hope that you're not taking a moment of Father's Day for granted. I hope that you take this time to crack open a cold one with your old man and to laugh as he tells stories from the glory days. I hope that on this one day you let him treat you like a little kid again--that you let him sing you silly songs without rolling your eyes and you hold his hand in public. To all the dads and men that stepped up to become dads, we are so thankful for you and all that you do for each of us; this one's for you.