An ode to my old man
My Dad is my hero.
I am the man I am today because of everything he has done for me, everything he has taught me and everything he has sacrificed for me.
He always tells me that his one aim for my brother and I was giving us everything he never had growing up. I think he accomplished that, and more.
I’ve grown up in a house full of love and support. Knowing my Mum and Dad stand behind me on any decision I make, has given me the self confidence to take on anything.
Mum is my voice of logic and reasoning, Dad on the other hand is my voice of confidence. The “you’ve got this.”, the “you’re better than you think you are.” voice. My Dad made me feel like I could take on the world, and win. He still does.
He is also my voice of integrity. The one who has taught me to always do what is right, to stand up for what is right and to stand my ground on these things. He has taught me honour, respect, accountability, commitment, hard work and perseverance. I know the mindset I have today is because of him.
He has always pushed me to do more, to push for that next level and I will forever be grateful for that.
I couldn’t even imagine where I would be in life if I didn’t have my Dad and his voice in the back of my head guiding me through. It’s a question I don’t even want to ponder for a second.
A lot of the lessons I have learned from my Dad have been subtle, he’s more the watch what I do as opposed to the listen to what I say. I know though that these lessons have set me up for the life ahead of me.
This lockdown has been great in many ways, one of those is the fact that I’ve got to spend so much time with my Dad. When life was normal, my weeks were pretty busy, I always had somewhere to be or something to do so to slow down for the last couple of months and spend this time at home has been great. It’s something I will treasure forever.
If I can be half the man my Dad is in this thing called life, I’ll be a happy man.
It’s been nice to sit down this evening and put into words the things my Dad has done for me. I know it isn’t the case for everyone unfortunately which breaks my heart. If anyone ever needs to chat, send me a message on Twitter
See you next week.
