Hi, sweetheart,
I'm proud of you.
I haven't said those words to you as often as i should have. I say them now, not because you chose to stay with me through this incredibly difficult time, but because i wanted you to know that you're the remarkable person i've always dreamed you could be.
Thank you for staying. I know it's hard for you, surely harder than you imagined it would be, and i'm sorry for the hours that your inevitably going to spend alone. But i'm especially sorry because i haven't always been the father that you needed me to be. I know i've made mistakes. I wish i could change so many things in my life. I suppose that's normal, considering what's happening to me, but there's something else i want you to know.
As hard as life can be and despite all my regretsk there have been moments when i felt truly blessed. I felt that way when you were born, and when i took you to the zoo and watched you stare at the giraffes in amazement. Usually , those moments don't last long; they come and go like ocean breezes. But sometimes, they stretch out forever,
That's what the summer was like for me, and not only because you forgave me.The summer was a gift to me, because i came to know the young woman i always knew you would grow into. As i told your brother, it was the best summer of my life, and i often wondered during those idyllic days how someone like me could have been blessed with a daughter as wonderful as you.
Thank you, Ronnie. Thank you for coming, And thank you for the way you made me feel each and every day we had the chance to be together.
You and Jonah have always been the greatest blessings in my life. I love you, Ronnie, and i've always loved you. And never, ever forget i am, and always have been, proud of you. No father has ever been as blessed as i.
Dad
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