Dad — this one is for you

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Happy Father's Day,
Dad! 👔

Happy Father's Day, Dad

Dad

Dad — you are not a man who enjoys a fuss, so we will keep this short and you can read it twice in private. Everything we know about turning up on time, finishing what we started, and being decent when nobody is watching, we learned in the passenger seat of your car. Thank you for the quiet, steady, unglamorous version of love. It was the one that worked.

A voice message 🎙️

Memories

A memory with Dad
The walk to the end of the road, every evening
A memory with Dad
The pier, and the fishing we were terrible at
A memory with Dad
Your boots and ours
A memory with Dad
You never posed for a photo once
A memory with Dad
Reading to Sam, same chair, same lamp
A memory with Dad
Last summer, and the grandchildren you spoil
Do it properly or do it twice.
— Dad, roughly four thousand times

Why we love you

  • You never once made a hard thing sound impossible.
  • You fixed it before anyone knew it was broken.
  • You still call on Sundays, even when there's nothing to say.
  • You taught us that being early is a form of respect.
  • You let us be wrong out loud, and then helped anyway.

Three things you said that stuck

Never let someone wait on you. If you borrow it, return it better. And the one none of us understood until we were older — you can be tired and still be kind.

From the old albums

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A little secret 🤫

The garage. Under the blue sheet. Do not act surprised when Mum tells you.
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Messages · 1 / 5

Sam
Happy Father's Day, Dad. Still trying to be the man you made look easy.

Messages · 2 / 5

Ellie
Thank you for every lift, every 2am phone call, and every time you didn't say I told you so.

Messages · 3 / 5

Tom
Happy Father's Day. You're the reason I know how to do half of what I do.

Messages · 4 / 5

Mum
To the best father these three could have had. Happy Father's Day, love.

Messages · 5 / 5

The grandchildren
HAPPY FATHERS DAY GRANDAD. WE DREW YOU A CARD TOO.