Father's Day

This day along with Mother's Day is always a reflective kind of day for me. Though I am beyond thankful that I was able to call my dad today and wish him a Happy Father's Day (I also called my mom and wished her a happy day as well) I can't help but form a list of all the good times and bad that I have shared with both of my parents. Though I won't bore anyone that may stumble upon this with the list; for me these days have become more of recognizing parents in the simplest form possible, human...and thanking them for taking on the responsibility of caring for (to the best of their capabilities) the life of another.  Life doesn't just stop when you become a parent. All of the trivialities and responsibilities that you had prior are still there if not heightened by bringing another life into the world. There were times I wondered why the hell my parents thought they should have children but there were also times that I know brought all of us so much joy and love. As I've grown I've started to think of my parents less as people that are "responsible for me" and more as two people that gave me life. We are all learning and constantly growing together, through all of the good and the bad. I know that they are beyond proud of me simply by the tone in their voices when they tell me they love me. They have never believed that I would fail even when I though they did. And though I've seen them at their worse; and they at mine, I know that even when I thought they were against me they simply saw a mirror image of their lives flashing before them and didn't want the same outcome. Though when I share with them my stories of nights I believe I will always remember I know they laugh at the remembrance of their own younger years and are thankful to have given me my free spirit and good nature. One thing my parents have constantly told me both separately and together that their greatest gift between one another was creating both my brother and I. Though my parents are seldom together anymore I can see the look in their eyes when they speak of one another that there was so much love between them. For that I thank them and will forever hold that in my heart, both for the good and the bad. With that being said I urge everyone to do the same not only on Father's Day or Mother's Day but everyday. Because no matter where you stand with your parents today, there was once a time and more than likely will be again that they will look back and think of you as their greatest creation. Thank them for it, because no matter how you want to put it, without them there would not be a you.