Those of us who are lucky enough to have known a father remember this special day set aside for them, but there are those of us who only had our fathers for a short period as in my case as I lost my father when I was 4 years old and can only vaguely remember him.
To this day, although, I am a senior citizen, I feel a sense of loss at not having him with me for my most formative years, There are so many things I would have loved to have done with him and so many conversations we could have had, but alas none of this came my way.
I therefore urge all those whose fathers are still alive to cherish them, store up the memories and above all make today their special day one to be remembered. Fathers like mothers are vital to our lives and we miss out on a lot when we do not have either of them around us for our childhood. I know that I constantly think about him and have a certain envy of my sister and brother who can remember times spent with him. They were kind enough to tell me about him. A lot of it I think was romanticized, but it was wonderful for me to hear these stories as they made me feel so much nearer to him.
Alas in today’s world parenting is not at its best and a lot of our children are like me, although their fathers are alive they rarely see them. I would therefore like to appeal to these non-existent fathers to step up to the plate and arrange to spend quality times with your children. If you do this you will be rewarded with love, which is a very special commodity.
Although my father is not here today I am saluting him saying ‘wish you were here’.
