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thenewgreen  ·  3550 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What does it mean to be a father?

It means responsibility, a lot of it. It is the most important thing that I am. It brings me a lot of joy.

Tonight I'll be away when my daughter goes to sleep. I left a flower in a vase on my daughter's dresser with a note letting her know I loved her. She's four years old and will likely not remember this act twenty years from now. I definitely make mistakes though. I just hope all the moments that are positive for them outweigh the negative.





Dendrophobe  ·  3549 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's a lovely gesture. She might not remember it in 20 years, but she'll remember it tomorrow. From reading your posts, you seem like a genuinely good person. I don't think you need to worry too much about your mistakes.