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When my wife and I welcomed our children into the world, barely old enough to walk, I felt this overwhelming feeling of protecting and nurturing, growling at every obstacle, laughing at every antic, smiling at every crinkle of the nose. And then I realised my life as an average human has been compromised.
And then it dawned — I was SCARED —
And the revelation of the truth is not readily accepted. I fought the idea with every inch of my soul. And then came the acceptance that I will never be always around to help my Lil human.
With this letter, I want to communicate and eternalise my word of love to my children forever. And maybe this letter serves as a template to build upon by the innumerous fathers to be, going down the same route of the emotional highway.
So here we go!
Hello
Child,
You had been a lot on my mind since you walked the earth and will always be until I tread this beautiful place. The word Da-Da had me sold at the go, and your momma cannot dare not to admit this. With this letter, I want you to know that
YOU will be LOVED
No matter what, your Ma and I will always love you. And I am hoping that you know it to be true with every grain in your body. But it is not that how much I love you, but why DO I, that matters. I know that there will be moments in life when you will say that WE do not love you as much as your sibling, but then let me assure you that at no point in the history of our lives, a day would go by wherein we would have loved one more over the other. Yes, there would be moments where Ma or I would have had one as a favourite over the other, but then it is subjected to your behaviour with US…LOL…
Our love would never be subjected to your achieving something or its lack thereof. So never ever question yourself whether you would ever be loved any less, maybe because of a bad grade or the proper behaviour. Just believe that we will always love you to the end of time.
Find HEART to FORGIVE Me
Though, your granddad had set an example of how majestic fathers should be. And how easy does he make it look! Yet, Fatherhood has had me humbled. I have been led into Fatherhood through example, but the sheer magnanimity overwhelms me. I just don’t want to falter any step, but then I am writing my own experiences, as I would like you to write one of your own. I will be impatient, cross, sometimes irrational, unforgivably distracted – FORGIVE ME. I am sorry for all the misgivings that there had been and there would be-but then, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE ME at your BACK.
I thank the ALMIGHTY, for giving YOU to US.
Love,
Dadda
P.S. My love can be subjected to all the times where you chose me over your MA, and made me look GOOOOD.
