Letters To My Son: Thank You

Dear Son,

When you were born, some fifteen years ago now, I wanted to make a well rounded man out of you. I wanted to teach you about life and show you the way. I wanted to set you on the path to success. But over those years, you have been my friend, teacher, and guide. You have made me a better person and taught me how to live life.

It's quite joyful to reflect on who I have become because of you. From the moment you joined us you have brought your mother and I ever closer together. At first it was because we needed to care for you together, but later it was because you showed us what we had achieved together. You have been a wonderful binding force in our family of three.

When you were young, your vulnerability, innocence, and excitable energy taught me many lessons about myself. Your smile and laugh have always been infectious and still remain one of my great motivators. Your curiosity and desire to explore our world inspired me.

Your unconditional love has always sustained me, even in my darkest hours. Knowing that I mattered to you and that you wanted me around has helped me to see part of my place in the world and drove me to be less selfish. Your warmth as a person has shown me how to be kinder to others.

There isn't a time in the last fifteen years where you have let me down. Your attitude towards life and playful good nature has been an amazing gift for me to learn from. You build friendships with ease and adapt to new situations quickly. You have allowed our family to build an amazing life with time spent on two continents because of that.

Everything that your mum and I have achieved in our own lives would not have been possible with out you. Without knowing it you have built us up, inspired us, and given us purpose.

Thank You for it all.

Dad.