{"id":2497,"date":"2017-06-14T10:04:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T02:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.printforfun.sg\/?p=2497"},"modified":"2022-04-23T16:15:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T08:15:33","slug":"dear-daddy-a-letter-to-my-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/dear-daddy-a-letter-to-my-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Daddy… A “Letter” to my Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Browsing through heartfelt letters of children for their fathers online, I can\u2019t help but feel a slight tinge of jealousy. I’m envious of the kind of relationship they have and how they can get along well, or\u00a0<\/span>what we Singaporeans like to say, they\u00a0<\/span>can just\u00a0“gum<\/em>” (read: people who can get along) together.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone yearns for the perfect family \u2013 A close-knit one that is supportive and loving.\u00a0<\/span>However,\u00a0there are many families who do not operate the same way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mine is just one out of many.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I received my father\u2019s love in a different way. He was overly strict without being understanding and I felt very restricted and confined under his care. This affected our dynamics greatly and I felt that I could never really express my love to him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hence, our relationship will never include a letter to each other. Not that he wasn’t loving; he just\u00a0didn’t try to understand how to communicate to his child well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, I’m not here to share with you how it\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0a daily struggle to treat my dad the way\u00a0<\/span>I should have done correctly.\u00a0<\/span>There will never be a clear right and wrong to that.\u00a0<\/span>Neither am I here to tell you how you should feel envious of those who parents have a fantabulous relationship with their children. Different families have different dynamics and we should not put ourselves down by comparing. \u00a0I’m simply here to provide my way of giving a “letter” to my dad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

People say, ‘a picture speaks a thousand words’. I couldn’t agree more. The fact that we don\u2019t have many photos together makes it all the more precious. Hence, my “letter” to my dad…<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Dad<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Today, I choose to look past the imperfections each of us have. I choose to let the photo convey the emotions I cannot bring myself to say. I choose to thank him for bringing me up to the person I am today – happy, healthy and whole.<\/span><\/p>\n

Daddy, Happy Father’s Day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For those who feel the same way as me, perhaps this<\/a> is one way you can go about showing your father some love too. And for those who haven’t thought of a gift for your father, why not consider this<\/a>? A letter from a child to his dad is always special. Let this be your personal “letter” to your dad today.<\/p>\n

Till next time,
\nTeam PFF (:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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