Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!! I hope if you are a father, have a father or a husband or even someone in your life that is like a father that you will let them know how much you love them today! I'm blessed to have a great husband who works very hard so that we can have what we need. If I haven't nagged hard enough before he works for the Police Department as a CSI.....technical term Forensic Analyst. He does a lot for us though and I'm very grateful! Not to mention that he loves me with all of his heart and I couldn't ask for more than that.

I have a wonderful step father who loves my kids. He comes by nearly every single day. He and my mother live very close (within walking distance) and he does a lot for us too! He has been in my life since I was about 11 or 12. Of course at that age it was much harder to accept him, but I have come to love and respect him as an adult. I even call him Dad on occasion.

My biological father isn't in my life and hasn't been for about 3 years now. This has been very hard for me because I don't understand how you just let one of your children go like that. I look at my children and can't imagine doing that. He knows nothing about Thomas. I have a niece and a nephew that I use to spend all my time with when they were little that I haven't seen in years. I can't even begin to tell you how that kills me. I don't think my nephew even knows me anymore. I have a sister that I haven't heard from and a brother. These are not my mother's children, these are half siblings. They all live within 5 miles or so of me. Yes I could pick up the phone but for many years I did pick up the phone and was the person who often initiated contact even when I felt they didn't want that, I grew up and decided that I needed to see if anyone would contact me. No one has and ...... well all this is to say tell people you love them if you do. I look at my 3 children (just like there are 3 of us) and I just can't imagine how they can't always love each other and want to be together or help each other.

I had a wonderful grandfather who was probably my best friend and like my father. He died 2 years ago. I miss him terribly. Thomas is a lot like him, in many ways. Very smart and always knows exactly what he wants. My grandfather was a brilliant civil engineer who came up from pretty much nothing and graduated top of his class at NC State. He was my hero and on Father's Day I would always call him.

One day my boys may be father's and I hope they know how important that is! I hope they will still let me be a part of their Father's Day and continue to make a fuss over their Father! Enjoy your day!