To all the great dads out there: We see you — FathersDay
We see you making coffee in your kitchen, red-eyed after taking the 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. wake-ups so yourdoes is work, too. You’ve watched exhaustion slowly strip her of her energy and happiness, and you know how one night’s sleep can help bring her back to life.We see you cleaning things you never imagined cleaning. You wipe spit-up from between crib slats, out of car seat straps, and your favourite work shirt.
when he’s sad, wiping his tears and telling him it’s OK to cry. You pull up a stool so he can stand beside you while you make dinner, explaining the intricacies of browning onions. You know the names of all his favouritecharacters. You put chocolate-chip smiley faces in his pancakes, and bring him on your Sunday morning errands so your partner can have a cup of tea in a quiet house.
We see you cheering on one child at soccer, while cradling a sleeping baby in a baby carrier from the sidelines and building a grocery list on your phone. We see you carefullyWe see you helping kids with school assignments way past bedtime, running to the corner store for extra glue or printer paper, and looking up the correct spelling of “onomatopoeia.”We may not always tell you this.
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