Happy Father’s Day
I have two dads.
A 30-year-old conversation revolutionized my perception and thereby my life. When I was about 10 years old, I was playing at a friend’s home. Her father asked me a few questions about what my dad did for a living. I replied with an overly drawn-out story about the woes of growing up in a blended family. He listened attentively nodding his head at times. When I got out all I wanted to say, my friend’s daddy replied enthusiastically “You have got to be the luckiest little girl I have ever met. You were blessed with not one, but two dads who love you tremendously. You must be pretty special!”. Thank you Mr. B for the perspective shift. You gifted me for life.
- Photo 1 was taken in the bell tower in Slovenia in 2022. The story on the Travel Page is about seeing Lake Bled with Dad M.
- Photo 2 was taken at the Buchart Gardens in Victoria, Canada in 2023. That story will appear in a future post.
I want to wish you a happy Father’s Day. What is celebrated today may make you feel a myriad of things. To those of you whose dads are transitioned from this life, my heart is with you. To those of you who have stepped into father roles to non-biological children, I applaud you. To everyone struggling, I send compassion your way. I cannot end this post without acknowledging God. Thank you for taking care of me; good looking out.
You are certainly blessed Jodi.
Thank you for sharing.
God is good. Thank you so much my friend.
Love the post. I’m blessed to have known and spent quality time with both of your dads. It’s amazing the things that stick out from childhood. I’ll never forget Solvang and the Queen Mary and countless days putting on plays and dance recitals in your backyard.
Oh my goodness those were the days for real!! We were petrified on the Queen Mary lol! And cheers to your dad who introduced us to reggae. We still laugh about dancing in the living room and you ran behind the curtain. Good times.