ALT-3 Fathers Day
Writing your feelings down on paper for the person is Father to you.
I am going to start this by saying, you do not need a 'blood father' in your life to give a Father's Day card.My real never played a huge role in my life. He was always popping in and out of my life as I was growing up. I was always so hurt when he would show up just to see my mother and then leave. As I grew older I grew closer with my older brother. I would always talk to him on our travels to and back from church. He learned how to read me and he gave me wonderful advice. When I didn't want his advice, but just an ear to listen to me and a shoulder to cry on, he was right there. When I entered my teens years he was the one I went to for everything. One year, my dad popped up again right around Father's Day. Looking back now I'm not sure if he expected some big welcome or not. As Father's Day approached I took out a singel sheet of green- my brother's favorite color, construction paper and wrote down my feelings. I remembered numbering 1-10, giving reasons to him why he was like a dad to me. I left it on his desk for him to find when he came back home.My read dad read it before my brother did and I sensed he was upset. I remember telling him that he was never around to be my dad. When my brother came home I remember seeing him read it and tears formed around his eyes. He held me in a tight hug and I knew that no Hallmark card could have produced the pure happiness he felt. All it took from me was the truth and some paper. I wrote down why my brother was like my dad in more ways than none. Adding things in there that you know they like: whether it be the color of the paper you use or by drawing fish, golf clubs, or tech gadgetry will be a sure thing to make their day.
So if you have your dad or someone else in your life that acts as such, don't let this one day pass without truly telling them how you feel. I know it'll mean so much more than some three dollar card.
Start by writing on a separate sheet of paper why you think he is so special. Then, get a piece of construction paper or any kind of colored paper in his favorite color. Draw liitle things on the outside that he likes. Write the stuff you prepared earlier on the inside. The look on his face when he reads what came from you heart will mean more to him than if you waited half an hour at your nearest Wal-Mart with a card.
