If I ever had the opportunity to share with my dad what I feel he has taught me it would begin like this.
You Have Taught Me So Many Things That I am Proud of
- To be respectful to my elders
- To serve my country proudly
- To Accept Me for me not who I wish me to be
- To be proud of being Polish
- Being called Dink has meaning and purpose
You also taught me things that caused me to struggle
- To be fearful that I would pay for being disrespectful
- To feel ashamed that I did not serve my country the way you would have wanted me to
- I need to accept myself for who I am but you never would
- Names do hurt. Dumb Fat Stupid and Ugly are more than words when you hear them endlessly
- Even being an adult I shriek with fear when I make a mistake
- To keep part of my life a secret because there will be more criticism than there will be encouragement and love
Because of you I have learned on my own
- I am not define by others criticism
- That I may desire your approval but I don’t need it to thrive
- I can move on even if you don’t apologize
- I will break the chains of verbal abuse
- My family will know that I can be mad at them but that I will always love them
To GOD Be The Glory. Take Care. Much Love
