Once I said to my father, 'Why do you want me?'

I still think that's the bravest thing I've ever done.

Help your father
As he ages
And loses his strength
For it was he who sheltered you
And protected you from the storms

KhoiSan Book of Wisdom

Every child grows up thinking their father is a hero or villain until they are old enough to realize that he is just a man

They won’t turn away a father who has come to find his son.

Just that sons and fathers
Are like mirrors and daughters are soft

my father...there was never any mistaking his love for me. When I walked into the room, his eyes lit up and he wrapped me in his arms as if it was Christmas morning and I was the best gift imaginable.