– by Liz
I have loved you for a very long time, but I cannot explain how watching how you love our children makes me love you even more.
We parent as partners, as we have done everything in our life together, and while I always know you will be there for us I cannot thank you enough for:
Your patience when mine is running out
The midnight nappy changes and nightmare cuddles
The look of love in your eyes when you look at your children, and at me
The hugs you give me when I am falling apart
Sending me back to bed to get some extra sleep on the weekends, and ‘making’ me go to bed early when I am tired but, like a toddler, just want to stay up
The endless books that you read, and stories and songs that you make up*
Picking up dinner when I am too tired to cook
Working so hard to provide for us
Missing us when you aren’t home
The calls, and texts, and funny face photos during the day
Cooking, cleaning, washing, folding, all the endless endless housework
The smile when you walk in the door that says you are happy to be home
The moments we can do fun things, or nothing at all, together and still be us
Listening, solving, and putting up with my crazy
The jokes that lighten the mood
Looking after yourself, and trying to make sure I do the same
And your desire to be a better parent, and for admitting that you aren’t doing it all right – because neither am I and I wouldn’t want to be alone in that
I love you, I love you, I love you
* sometimes I curse those made up songs and stories when I am expected to repeat them just like daddy does it…
Its fathers’ day here in a week – just in case the timing seems odd 🙂
Awwwwww! He sounds like an awesome daddy!
This is so beautiful! I think this pretty much describes my man too.