在父親節的英語作文
2024-10-31 06:07:10
deardad,
todayiwasattheshoppingmallandispentalotoftimereadingthefather’sdaycards.theyallhadaspecialmessagethatinsomewayoranotherreflectedhowifeelaboutyou.yetasiselectedandread,andselectedandreadagain,itoccurredtomethatnotasinglecardsaidwhatireallywanttosaytoyou.
you』llsoonbe84yearsold,dad,andyouandiwillhavehad55father’sdaystogether.ihaven’talwaysbeenwithyouonfather’sdaynorhaveibeenwithyouforallofyourbirthdays.itwasn’tbecauseididn’twanttobewithyou.i』vealwaysbeenwithyouinmyheartbutsometimeslifegetsintheway.
youknow,dad,therewasatimewhenwewerenotonlyseparatedbythegenerationgapbutcompletelypolarizedbyit.youstoodononesideofthegreatdivideandiontheother,fatheranddaughtersplitapartbyageandexperience,opinions,hairstyles,cosmetics,clothing,curfews,music,andboys.
thefather-daughterduelof』54shiftedintohighgearwhenyoutaughtmetodrivetheolddodgeandidecidediwoulddrivethe『54chevywhetheryoulikeditornot.thepoliceofficerwhoescortedmehomeafteryoureportedthechevystolenlateoneeveningwastooyoungtounderstandfather-daughterpoliticsandtoooldtohavemuchtoleranceforasnotty16yearold.youweresodecentaboutit,dad,andithinkthatwasprobablywhatmadeittheworstnightofmylife.
ourrelationshipimprovedimmenselywhenimarriedamanyouliked,andthingsreallyturnedaroundwhenwebeginmakingbabiesrightandleft.wedidn’thaveatelevisionset,youknow,andwehadtoentertainourselvessomehow.ididn’tknowwhattoexpectofyouandmomasgrandparentsbutididn’thavetowaitlongtofindout.thosebabiesadoredyouthenjustastheyadoreyounow.wheniseeyouwithallyourgrandchildren,iknowyou』vegiventhemthefinestgiftagrandparentcangive.you』vegiventhemyourself.
somewherealongtheline,thegenerationgapevaporated.ageseparatesusnowandlittleelse.weagreeonmosteverything,perhapsbecausewe』velearnedthereisn’tmuchworthdisagreeingabout.however,iwouldliketomentionthatflyfishingisn’tallyou』vecrackedituptobe,dad.youcansaywhatyouwantaboutwristactionandstanceandblah,blah,blah...
i』vebeenhappilydriftingforalotofyears,dad,andididn’tseeyougettingolder.
isupposeisawusandourrelationshipasagingtogether,ratherlikeafinewine.numbersneverseemedimportant.buttheoddestthinghappenedlastweek.iwasatastopsignandiwatchedasyouturnedthecornerinyourcar.itdidn’timmediatelyoccurtomethatitwasyoubecausethemandrivinglookedsoelderlyandfragilebehindthewheelofthathugecar.itwasratherlikeaslapinthefacedeliveredfromoutofnowhere.perhapsisawyourageforthefirsttimethatday.ormaybeisawmyown.
fiftyyearsagothisspringweplantedkohlrabitogetherinagardenincharlescity,iowa.
ididn’tknowthenthatiwouldrememberthatdayfortherestofmylife.thisweek,we』llplantkohlrabitogetheragain,perhapsforthelasttimebutihopenot.idon’tunderstandwhyplantingkohlrabiwithyouissoimportanttomebutitis.andthefunnythingaboutitis,well,idon’tknowquitehowtotellyouthis,dad...idon’tevenlikekohlrabi...butilikeplantingitwithyou.
iguesswhati’mtryingtosay,dad,iswhateverysonanddaughterwantstosaytotheirdadtoday.honoringafatheronfather’sdayisaboutmorethanadadwhobringshomeapaycheck,sharesadinnertable,andattendsschoolfunctions,graduations,andweddings.itisn’tevensomuchaboutkohlrabi,』54chevrolets,andfly-fishing.it’smoreaboutunconditionallylovingchildrenwhoaresnottyandstubborn,whoknoweverythingandwon’tlistentoanyone.it’saboutrespectandsharingandacceptanceandtoleranceandgivingandtaking.it’saboutlovingsomeonemorethanwordscansay,andit’swishingthatitneverhadtoend.
iloveyou,dad.
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