What my dad admires about me

[subsequentlyshe]

I was telling my counselor that I would like it if my dad (who has a terminal illness) would write me something about what he likes or admires about me. Something I could keep after he is gone. My dad is not always one for expressing feelings. She said, "Why don't you just ask him?" So I did, even though it was scary. It turns out he has a fear of

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[cobaltika]

i think about you often and am embarrassed that i don't write more often. it is easy to babble in a journal, but hard to be real with people you care about. i'll bet the same kind of hard it is for your dad. it is so dear that he wanted to do that for you. i'll bet you are every one of those things. and more!