Happy Father's Day.

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So, this day, a day to spend with your father, I am spending with my mom, like last year, and the year before that, and so on. It's days like these where you actually feel something's different. Like anyother day, it seems completely normal that he's living in Florida with my Stepmom and brothers...but today, no. Today it's just different. I woke up this morning, like any other Sunday morning, except, I knew he wasn't in my house. And I knew he was in a warmer climate. And at 9 am, which is when I got up, he was most likely relaxing on the beach, while my stepmother sunbathes and chases after my brothers dressed in wetsuits who drift farther and farther away while boogyboarding. And you wonder, on this day, where it seems as if it is a required tradition that you spend time with your father, and give him that #1 Dad Tie that he will proudly display at work on Monday morning, or that Coffee Mug with your picture on the front where he can always see it and remember that day which was created for him, you wonder, is he thinking about how I'm not there? Or, does he not notice that I'm not there? Is he thinking about me...right Now? What about Now? I have no idea.

Enjoy your Father's Day, Brian Miller.
-Emily