My dad: October 28th, 2008

i never realized how hard life must have been... until going through a similar situation myself.
he was there when he could be.  instilling values i tried to understand then but didn't appreciate until later.  teamwork, sportsmanship, humor, kindness, strength, versatility, and parenting.  he was strict but fair.  he was strong but lenient.  he knew when to come crashing down and when to hold back.  like if a waterfall had conciousness lol...
going through a divorce makes you think about the rights you fight for.  you may have a cross to bear, like my disorder.  you may have a job that takes you all over the U.S., like my dad.  but i'm learning to become one with myself and that which i cannot control and respecting the fact that there is this one thing about me i'll never be able to just "handle" on my own without proper care and checks and balances.
like water... it can flow or crash... it's fluid, formless, yet it can become all things.  be like water my friend.  (that was basically bruce lee's statement, one of my favorites).
my dad is a captain in the air force.  i respect him, admire him, and at all times understand what it is he's protecting.  and above all else i understand that he doesn't do it for the reasons i just listed off.  he does it because he wants to.  because it makes him happy to do it. 
he's my dad.