Strong Christian Principles
The reason I think we have such a good relationship is because I grew up in a Christian home and was raised on principles from the bible. Some of those included honor your mother and father and being respectful when talking to adults. We also used to have nightly family bible study as a way to come together and discuss the bible. My dad and I would spend hours talking about stories in the bible and I would listen intently to learn new things because at the time I was just a sponge absorbing everything I could. With these precious moments I knew I could come to my dad whenever I had a perplexing question or was just curious about something.
Good Love and Affection
I have never experienced feelings of want and desire from lack of love shown by my father. I don’t have to beg him to tell me he loves me or show me affection. Some days I will get a random text or call from him saying he doesn’t want anything and that he just wanted to know how I was doing and that he loves me. Those moments make my day to know that he is thinking about me even when I’m not with him.
Making Adjustments
When my parents got divorced a few years ago and my mom and I moved to Texas I was devastated when I learned that he would not be moving down with us. I was angry, as you could imagine, because I felt betrayed and could not come to grips with the thought of living the next four years of my life without him. Throughout my life he had always been there for me in the good times and the bad, he was someone I knew I could talk to about anything. All of that though would be a distant memory, but I would make the adjustment as best I could.
Support System
My dad has been and to this day still is one of my biggest supporters in whatever I choose to do. I can remember in my freshman year of high school he came down to watch me play at one of my basketball games. It was a total surprise to me because I did not know he was coming and was shocked to see him sitting in the stands next to my mom. Knowing he was there I wanted to play good and knocked down a couple of shots. That’s when I realized that even though he no longer lived with my mom and I that he still supported me and wanted to see me do well.
Daddy Cool
My dad has always had a relaxed attitude when it came to playing with me when I was little. Today my dad still holds that same attitude when it comes to sensitive issues. For instance,my mom doesn’t believe I can drive on the highway even though I have had my license for three years. Whenever I drive on the highway with my mom she is in the backseat curled up in a fetal position afraid of what’s going to happen. My dad on the other hand is in the passenger seat on his phone without a care in the world. He always tells my mom that she needs to let me grow up and trust in the things that they have taught me.
The reason I think we have such a good relationship is because I grew up in a Christian home and was raised on principles from the bible. Some of those included honor your mother and father and being respectful when talking to adults. We also used to have nightly family bible study as a way to come together and discuss the bible. My dad and I would spend hours talking about stories in the bible and I would listen intently to learn new things because at the time I was just a sponge absorbing everything I could. With these precious moments I knew I could come to my dad whenever I had a perplexing question or was just curious about something.
Good Love and Affection
I have never experienced feelings of want and desire from lack of love shown by my father. I don’t have to beg him to tell me he loves me or show me affection. Some days I will get a random text or call from him saying he doesn’t want anything and that he just wanted to know how I was doing and that he loves me. Those moments make my day to know that he is thinking about me even when I’m not with him.
Making Adjustments
When my parents got divorced a few years ago and my mom and I moved to Texas I was devastated when I learned that he would not be moving down with us. I was angry, as you could imagine, because I felt betrayed and could not come to grips with the thought of living the next four years of my life without him. Throughout my life he had always been there for me in the good times and the bad, he was someone I knew I could talk to about anything. All of that though would be a distant memory, but I would make the adjustment as best I could.
Support System
My dad has been and to this day still is one of my biggest supporters in whatever I choose to do. I can remember in my freshman year of high school he came down to watch me play at one of my basketball games. It was a total surprise to me because I did not know he was coming and was shocked to see him sitting in the stands next to my mom. Knowing he was there I wanted to play good and knocked down a couple of shots. That’s when I realized that even though he no longer lived with my mom and I that he still supported me and wanted to see me do well.
Daddy Cool
My dad has always had a relaxed attitude when it came to playing with me when I was little. Today my dad still holds that same attitude when it comes to sensitive issues. For instance,my mom doesn’t believe I can drive on the highway even though I have had my license for three years. Whenever I drive on the highway with my mom she is in the backseat curled up in a fetal position afraid of what’s going to happen. My dad on the other hand is in the passenger seat on his phone without a care in the world. He always tells my mom that she needs to let me grow up and trust in the things that they have taught me.