Hey you,
I hated you when we first met. You were always just there which annoyed me because it was always just my mom and I and I loved it that way. I was four and I still thought that a 200 pound man had nothing on me. I told you I would tell my mom to kick you out if ever you made me do anything I didn't want to do, completely thinking that she would. Man, am I ever glad she didn't.
I believe my hate for you started to fade when I realized you would actually get up with me and watch Saturday morning cartoons. I say watch but really you fell right back asleep on that couch while i sat beside you completely oblivious to the fact that you were not watching. The ice cream dates you used to take me on were pretty great too!
As I grew up you were always my favourite adult to talk to, even in my horrible teenage years when I was awful to my parents. Why? Well I've thought about it a lot actually and I think I finally know. It wasn't your job to discipline me and I knew that deep down. It made it easy to talk to you because I knew I could without getting in trouble. I knew you would listen with no judgment.
You came to so many of my sporting events, even when my mom couldn't make it. You didn't have to do that but you did and always did it with a huge smile on your face. I am so grateful.
Most of all you taught me so much about life all the while making me laugh along the way. You gave me so many amazing memories.
When you and mom started to fight I was sad and scared. Even more so when I came for my weekend visit and you were gone but you weren't completely gone, not really.
Today I am even more grateful. Now that you and mom are no longer together and now that your with someone else, you still treat me like your own. You answered my call when my boyfriend and I got a flat at 3am, you have me over still, you contact me on a regular basis just to see how I'm doing and hey, you still take me out for ice cream dates which are still pretty great! You've been there for me time and time again and I can't thank you enough. You don't have to but you do.
I love you xo
-Your girl
