June 04, 2021

Hello Friends!

Father's day is just around the corner and because of this, I thought of why not write an article about Fathers. Here in the Philippines we have so many ways on how we call our fathers, some call it Dad, some Tatay, Pops, Amang, Papa, Itay and so many more but its meaning is still the same, but still I asked some members of noisecash on how they define the word father and here is their responses.

How do you define the word, Father?

From@Yaseensaim976 for her father is the builder, the decision-maker, and the provider in the family.

From @Goodsamarithan, for him/her (sorry I'm not sure if you are a male or a female lol) Father is the foundation of the family, the one who build it.

From Leabel, a Father for her is the true man in her life, the one who loves, guides, supports, and helps her. Her superhero, the one who gives unconditional love.

We all have our own definition of the word Father. And all of them are true because that is how we see our Father, that is what we felt with their presence.

Just like you guys, my father means the world to me, my very first love, my saviour, my hero, he is my superman, batman and spiderman rolled into one. A very dependable man, and the love of my life of my mom.

Father figure is important in every family. Someone that we can always look up to, someone that we can run to. Someone that we can depend on and just like what Leabel said someone who will go to extreme lengths without hesitation for their family, for their children.

My memories with my father will always be my happy thoughts. How we spend time with each other while I'm growing up is my treasured memories with him.

Memories and traits that I got from my Dad

My Dad loves to bring us to the park, to the beach, and every weekend he makes it a point to bring us somewhere where we can enjoy the day. It is because of him why I'm good at road directions. Every time we have a road trip I'm the one who is seating beside him at the front. My mom seats at the back on his side. Every where we go he always tells me to remember the name of the street where we turn how many bridges we passed by. It is because of him that I learned that I shouldn't sleep when we are traveling, why? so the driver won't feel sleepy too, so the driver will have someone to talk too, things that you should consider when you are out on a road trip.

It is also because of him why I learned to cook and not just cook but to cook really well. For me, everything that he cooks are really delicious, so when I started to learn how to cook i have this thought that I have to do well in cooking. I have to meet his standards in cooking. And every time he finished cooking the viand, he will give some to the family of his siblings. I think that's another trait that I got from him, to be generous, to always share what we have and not to be greedy.

He is always ready to give a helping hand. Run to him if you need help and you don't have to say it twice. He will be there for you. And yes, that's another trait that I got from him.

These are just a few of my Dad's traits or qualities that he passed on to his children. And there are a lot more that he left with us.

My Dad is a friend to every family in our baranggay, a sweet and helpful brother to his siblings, a wonderful Dad to his kids, and a great grand father to his grand kids. And no matter how long how he was gone I will always be proud to have him as my Dad.

I know every one of us have our own stories with our Dad, every one of us are so proud of our Dads. But don't forget to show your Dad how much you love them every day and not during special occasions only. Presence of Dads in our life should be celebrated every day, should be appreciated every day. Don't wait for the time that you will regret that you didn't show them how much you appreciate them having in your life. Don't wait for the time that you will look for them and they are not there anymore.

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