My Father

     I hear a lot of teens my age complain and grumble about their parents. They say they hate their parents for setting curfews, for not allowing them to date, for withholding money, phones, etc. I never wanted to be like that. 

     I try really hard not to be upset with my parents, and though we don't always agree, I love them dearly. 

     Today I'm specifically going to talk about why I love my dad. He's always been there for me, even after a long hard day at work. He puts up with my whining about life, my pestering about animals, my tantrums over math, and my general pigheadedness. 

     But my favorite memories with my dad are the ones where he teaches me something. He shows me good driving techniques (which will be put to good use soon enough), he tells me how to cook food properly, and he explains the ridiculous confusion that is math. 

     Not only that, but my dad is one of the best role models when it comes to hard work. He's great at fixing and building and accomplishing things, whether it's rebooting the computer, making my room, or solving disagreements with my mom or my siblings. No matter what, if Dad's working on it, it'll turn out just fine. 

     Just last year, on Father's Day, one of our rabbits had escaped the yard. The whole family was out trying to catch her. As it got later and later, Mom had to take my young siblings inside, and soon it was Dad and me chasing the rabbit. Then it started raining. By the time we finally got the rabbit inside it was pouring buckets. And yet, on Father's Day, my dad was outside, soaking wet, catching my rabbit with me. To be honest, it was miserable. But I never forgot that, no matter how much he complained about those rabbits, Dad knew how much they mattered to me and he loved me enough to make sure they were all safe before he got out of the rain. And to this day he still does the same thing all the time. He built those rabbits an amazing hutch and now they're perfectly safe, for good this time. 

     So while he may not ever read this, I just wanted to express thanks for my amazing dad. I hope you all take the time to at least tell someone how you feel about your dad, because he deserves for someone to know how much you love him. 

     I love you dad.