When you are a child, a father's love is one of the most precious gifts. He is someone you look up to, someone you feel safe with, someone you hold dear to your heart. Fathers are the ones that take you to the park and push you endlessly on the swing till you cant go any higher. Your father is the one who looks at you as if you're the one great light in his life. He makes you laugh with his fantastic stories until your rolling around on the floor. He reads to you and sits by your bed to watch fall into a peaceful sleep. This is what I always wanted my father to be, but he never could, he never had the chance.
Its unusual the way things change when your father leaves the house you all once shared. The smell of his aftershave soon fades and there are no whiskers left in the bathroom sink in the morning. The sound of his snore you once found a comfort is replaced by your mothers constant whimpering. The house becomes empty, cold and silent.
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