To the dads, the stepdads, the moms that have to be dads too, the uncles, the grandpas, the friends, and all those that help shape the lives of our precious little ones, Happy Father's Day.
Father’s Day is a day to give thanks.
Father’s Day is a day to thank the little ones you’ve had the privilege to share this life with.
Father’s Day is a day of reflecting on the joy of being a friend, a mentor, a confidant, a co-conspirator, a teacher, and a soft and gentle place to land for your child(ren).
Father’s Day is a day to recognize how far you’ve come and how far you have yet to go.
Father’s Day is a day to reflect and learn from your mistakes.
Father’s Day is a chance to promise yourself you’ll continue to search for the patience and understanding you never knew you had.
Father’s Day is a day to get down on the floor, read those books, play with those toys, and build those blocks. These days go away too quickly; enjoy them now.
Father’s Day is a day to (re)commit to becoming the best version of yourself for the sake of yourself and your children.
Father’s Day is a day to further your healing. We are never done healing.
Father’s Day is a day to give thanks and praise to your dad. I love my dad. I talked to him today and told him that.
Father’s Day is a day to forgive. Forgive yourself. Forgive others.
Father’s Day is a day to make new memories.
Father’s Day is a day to put on your favourite record.
Father’s Day is a day to smash sandwiches into your face with the people you love.
Father’s Day is a day to remember that generations of parents didn’t raise their children because they had their children stolen from them and put in Indian Residential Schools.
Father’s Day is a day to honour the heartbreak and trauma of the men in our families to try to move toward understanding, empathy, and compassion for the intergenerational trauma many of us hold in Indian Country.
Father’s Day is a day to listen to your kids. Our kids have as much to teach us as we have to teach them. Be open to learning from your kids.
Father’s Day is a day to remember the most radical act of decolonization: living in a place of love and good spirit.
Father’s Day is a day to accept yourself as you are, where you are, and find a way to be okay.
Father’s Day is a day to go and do the things you’re supposed to do and not feel like a hero for doing it. Handle your business.
Father’s Day is a day to hold space in your good heart and mind for all those fathers disproportionately targeted by the colonial carceral state who are away from their families today.
Father’s Day is a day to realign yourself with goals.
Father’s Day is a day to set new goals.
Father’s Day is a chance to look back to look forward.
Father’s Day is a day to be present in the moment.
Father’s Day is a chance to steal as many kisses as possible from the person you love. Thanks for all the kisses today, Madeline. And thank you for my new favourite chair. XO.
Happy Father’s Day, everyone.
I hope you were surrounded by love today.
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