Dear Dad,
I love you dad for all the things you did and for all the things you didn't do.
I forgive you dad for all the things you did and all the things you didn't do.
Life wasn't totally kind to you either, and I see that now. I can see you as a human being living your own life for the first time too.
It hasn't been easy being your daughter. You have been harder on me when you didn't need to be. You often made me feel unloved and unwanted. But on occasion you did make me feel loved and wanted.
You were a very complicated man dad, and I wish I could have really gotten to know you. I wish I had that opportunity and I wish you would have let me.
Thank you for always being there for me when it counted the most, I guess. You always had an open-door policy, and we knew we were always invited over. We knew we'd regret it, but we knew we were always welcome. You were always available to talk, chat or come to my rescue on the side of the road. Thank you for taking me and my baby in when I was 18 and mom kicked us both out.
I do love you, and I will miss you. I am choosing to only remember the good things about you and what you've done. I want your memory to remain in such a positive light in my heart that I smile when I think of you.
Rest easy dad, your fight is finally over. I hope you found peace in Heaven that you couldn't find on Earth.
