š¤ Cue dramatic music. Possibly something by Hans Zimmer.
Today is Fatherās Day.
You know, that one day a year where we celebrate the guys who taught us how to ride bikes, change tires, and yell at the thermostat. Usually, we crack a beer, light the grill, and lean into the āDad of the Yearā energy like itās a personality trait. But not today.
Today, Iām not lighting the fire for me. Iām lighting it for them. My kids. My wife. The legends who turned a man into a father, and a father into a grateful old dude who tears up during Pixar movies (guilty as f***!).
š§¬ Being the Oldest Dad in the Room
So hereās the plot twist: Iām now the oldest father in our family. The Obi-Wan of dad jokes. The Gandalf of grounding privileges. And no, I donāt get a discount at IKEA for thatābut I should.
And with this honorary grey-hair badge of wisdom (and back pain), Iām not here to puff out my chest. Iām here to say something thatās somehow rare in the loud, performative jungle that is the internet: Thank you.
š” Credit Where Itās Due (aka: My Wife Is a Damn Queen)
Letās start with the MVP: my wife.
Without her, I wouldnāt be a father. Literally. But more importantly, she let me be a father.
Thatās not a small thing. Because back in my day, I thought being a dad meant providing, fixing stuff, and maybe catching a few soccer games. But real fatherhood? Real emotional vulnerability? Real tag-team parenting through midnight puke-fests, existential meltdowns, and teenage eye-rolls?
Yeah. That takes a woman with the patience of a saint and the negotiation skills of a UN ambassador. She didnāt just let me show upāshe made space for me to grow up with my kids. She gave me room to mess up, fix it, and try again.
šØāš§āš¦ Letās Talk About the Kids (aka: My Greatest Startup)
To my kids: You little weirdos are my lifeās biggest flex.
You made me better. You forced me to look at my flaws and say, āWelpā¦ guess I better fix that before they turn into mini versions of my bad habits.ā
You gave me a reason to work harder, laugh louder, and love deeper. You challenged me, inspired me, and occasionally scared the living daylight out of me (seriously, who thought cliff-jumping in the mall was a good idea? Really?). But I wouldnāt trade it for anything.
Youāre the reason Iām proud to call myself āDad.ā Not because Iām perfectābut because Iām present.
ā¤ļø The Real Message
Fatherās Day isnāt about the neckties we never wear or the āWorldās Best Dadā mugs we never use.
Itās about gratitude.
So today, Iām raising a glass (okay, a protein shake, because midlife metabolism is a jerk, and those kilos really need to go!) to my wife and kids. Thank you for shaping me. For showing me how to be vulnerable, how to grow, how to love harder than I ever thought possible.
Iām the dad I am because of you. And I love you all to death.
Just saying.
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Happy Fatherās Day to the dads who show up, the moms who make room, and the kids who keep us on our toes. And if no one told you todayāgo hug your family. Or at least text them something sappy. Youāll survive.
Gary V would say: āGratitude is the strategy.ā
I say: āYeah, and maybe a good back pillow too.ā š
Back in my dayā¦ we called that love.
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