I was very lucky, I was given 2 parents who were very loving and attentive without being obsessive. Being an only kid and a girl, I was of course, a Daddy's Girl and very proud of it. There was nothing that he wouldn't do for me and he never allowed me to want very much either. At times I thought he was a bit overprotective, but looking back I see that he wasn't. I always thought he was the greatest man who ever lived.When my oldest daughter was born, he worshipped the ground she walked on told me that he sometimes had a hard time saying how important she was to him because he didn't want to take me even partially out of the spotlight. I never felt like he loved me any less because he loved her, heehee.
I loved spending time with him. I made it a point to try to call him every day, sometimes it was more like every other day but we stayed in close contact. He was always supportive of my hairbrained ideas...allowing me to make mistakes and learn life's valueable lessons, but he was always there to pick up the pieces when I needed him to be.
On November 5, 1995 he was taken from me and a huge part of my world was drastically effected. Even after 5 years I will still pick up the phone and dial his number and don't know that I will ever try to stop calling him. I have missed him so much over the last 5 years and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't wish I could just go back in time and tell him just how great I think he was...hopefully my actions got the message through.
If there is an up side to losing someone so close to you, I suppose there is with me...when I need him the most he is still there. I often have dreams that he makes a special apprearance in...sometimes just to give me a hug and tell me he loves me and sometimes to let me know that everything is going to be ok and that he is still there.
Recently my family and I moved into his house and it is quite apparent that he is here with us and I hope that he keeps his presence known for many years to come. I know that I have not even begun to accept him being gone and maybe someday I will be ready to accept it.
Daddy, we love and miss you very much!
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