Too many daughters remember fondly the moments that they’ve spent with their fathers rather than the times that they’ve shared with their moms. By nature, it’s normal for us, daughters, to revere our fathers more than the matriarchs in our homes.
Talking from experience, my dad never spanked me. This is enough good reason for me to remember him with respect and awe. It’s hard not to give a kid a good spanking especially when he deserves it — and so many times, as a kid, I did deserve to be hit with a stick (or a broom!). Being a naughty kid, it might have taken all of the patience in my father to not hit me. And yet, in all of the ten years that I’ve spent with him, he managed to discipline me with the best way that he knew — through gentle persuasion.
I’ve lived with this wonderful father for almost 11 years and I would like to dedicate this article to him especially now that his 24th death anniversary is coming. My father is long gone but his memories will forever live in me. He’s just my adoptive father yet I truly believe that he gave more than any father ever could (no offense to all other fathers out there).
I truly believe that I was born out of his heart and that in just a decade, he was able to shower me with love that many fathers will never be able to show in a lifetime.
Be it known to all men that Fernando Tejada is still missed by his daughter even to this day.
