Personal:

Tell them

Contrarian I am, as John of Argghhh! likes to point out, I have no desire put up yet another Father's Day post.

I am the product of both of my parents, and I love them both. I call them every week and talk with them to tell them so.

I am who I am because of them, and I am happy with who I am. I thank them both for it, directly when I speak with them, because I believe it is important to say these things.

One of the best things for me to hear is when someone I love, such as my parents, tell me they are proud of me. Fortunately, my mother never hesitates to tell me how proud they both are of me, and always tells me when my father tells her how much he thinks of me. My father rarely says this to me directly because it is not in his nature, nor was that kind of openness a part of his generation, nor the generation before.

So my message is this:

No matter who the others are in your life that you care about, tell them how much you love them and the good things you think of them.

If your parents are still alive, tell them how much you appreciate all they taught you.

If you are a parent, tell them, your children, how proud you are of them.

If you have a significant other, tell them what it is about them that you love.

No matter who it is, tell them you love them, and tell them what makes them special, and what makes you proud to know them.

Tell them.

Don't wait for a special day, don't wait for tomorrow, don't wait for the supposed "right time", you never know when you may no longer be able to tell them.

So tell them, now, and every chance you get.

Tell them.

Otherwise, they may never truly know.

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