The man who was there
You're always there. You stuck around and became a parent to a child when you didn't have to. You chose to because you knew it was right, I will be forever grateful for that. I'm always scared I haven't done right by you, that someway, somehow, I'll do something that will make you say "I don't have to put up with you"
But a part of me knows that won't happen. Because you've been here for years, you've sat through every show, you've seen me cry, you've made me laugh, you've made me roll my eyes. You've sat through the teenage years that no one really wants to put up with. You knock a little bit of reality into my life when I need it.
Thank you for loving me, for never leaving. For being here for our family and helping me find a beautiful place that's away from our original home. Thank you for being the man who was here.
I hope I can count on you to be the man who walks me down the isle.
