I saw a video on Facebook once that I thought was a good idea, it is basically questions a daughter could ask her father before he dies, I figured I would put it up on my site here for you.
Question 1 – What is your happiest memory of us?
This one is the easiest question of the lot, without a doubt our Melbourne Footy trip, this was really the first time we had spent more than a few hours together without your mother and obviously our first trip away together, I loved pretty much every minute of it. I was not to concerned with having things to do as just spending time with you was the main reason for the trip. I guess the only negative for me was it ended and on the back of that I realised I had not been a very good father as I should have done this years ago.
Question 2 – What were the first few days of fatherhood like?
To be honest it was pretty easy going, you spent the first 6 weeks in hospital so life was pretty much the same except your mother and I came in to the hospital daily to see you and help feed you. Your first few days at home felt normal too, you slept through the night and really did not cause much issue at all.
Question 3 – What do you want most for me?
This one is easy, I want you to be happy and to have a better life than me, I do believe most parents want this for their children, I truly hope you can find someone special to spend your life with, I would love it if you found work that you loved so that when you go to work it is not like going to work, it is like being paid to enjoy your day. If you can get those two I do believe life is great.
Question 4 – When was the time you felt most proud of me?
This one is hard to answer, I could name many times, there have been numerous, my earliest time I can recall was when you skipped yourself to victory at Mawson Lakes sports day, the determination on your face stunned me and showed me you could achieve anything if you set your mind to it, sure it is only skipping, but you were not known to be sporty and you smashed it by determination alone, but that would not be the most proud moment, I think of the A’s you got at Xavier, having gone from a FLO program to a school like Xavier and doing so well, but that would not be the most proud, the times you have helped your mother when she was going through tough times was something I was proud of, but that would still not be the number 1 time, one that really sticks in my mind was the day you got your P’s, you left to go do the VORT test and reversed into my car, that would have been enough to throw most people but you proved how strong you are by composing yourself and doing the test and passing, I was close to thinking this was a high one on my list but to be honest, the most proud just does not make sense, I am proud of you all the time, you recently made a relationship decision to work at your relationship, I was very proud of that, you could easily have gone the path shown by your parents, you chose to work at it, you are always caring and supportive, I think I am just proud that you have turned out to be a wonderful person.
Question 5 – Whats the nicest thing I have ever done for you?
This is an easy one, you sat up one night on our trip and talked to me for hours, you listened to me, you supported me, you showed me how much you care about me, nothing will ever come near that.
Question 6 – What is one thing you want me to remember after you are gone?
I guess the obvious one here is for you to know that I love you and you truly are all I have in this world and you mean more to me that life itself, but I really want to say more than that, I want you to remember to have the courage to make tough decisions, do not die wondering like your dad, life is short, try to have the courage to make decisions and if you get them wrong do not hold that against yourself, we all make mistakes, just have the courage to keep making those decisions and trust your heart.
Question 7 – What do you remember most about when I was born?
Oh this is easy, you had some problems during pregnancy, this is why your mother had an emergency c-section as they had to get you out to save you, at this time I made a deal with the almighty, well less of a deal and more of a threat lol… I informed him that if anything happens to you nothing will save him from me lol.
Question 8 – What did you want most of all in life?
This is an easy one for me, I know some people will go on about their dreams, career or sport or something, all I ever wanted was a family of my own. A wife who loved me and wanted to be with me and my own kids, I never cared that much about hopes and dreams or friends and socializing, I simply wanted a loving wife and a happy family.
Question 9 – If you could change one thing in your life relating to me what would you change?
I would not change a lot, I do believe that you make decisions and you learn from them, you are learning every day, if I changed something then you would not be the person you are today.
Question 10 – When you think about me what images come to mind?
I think most dad’s always see their daughter as their little girl, the pics below work for me lol
Well that is the questions, my answers are likely not very good but I do believe they are honest..