The Gallery - Dads

The theme at The Gallery this week is Dads. It's Dads plural, so I take it as read we can honour more than one Dad.  These two Dads have kept me from falling apart this year.

My Dad.  Still remember walking down the road holding your hand as a little girl,  looking up at a bearded giant in a smart brown jacket and feeling so proud.  I remember being terrified the police would take you to prison.  No good reason for this, you are a law abiding citizen,  but my five year old self just thought the police could take any Dad, randomly and for no reason.  I was worried you wouldn't have sandwiches to take with you.

There's been a whole host of other worries over the last few years since mum's illness, and heartache in the five months since her death.  It hasn't gone unnoticed, the way you try to listen and support me as Mum did, as well as being a Dad.

This picture represents not being 'given away', but the lifetime of support you have given me and still do.  Thank you.

Credit Martin O Neill

Miss L and Mr G's Dad.  Here you are at Download Festival last weekend, because you rock.  If only parenthood was as easy going as this picture.  But even when times are tough, the ground is unsteady, I can't see the light, I'm lost in the woods, you rock. The midwife said she didn't see men like you very often.  My Dad thinks you really rock this Dad stuff too, which in my opinion, is high praise.  Go Team Alexander. Wherever it takes us.  Thank you.

Dad's Rock. Download Festival. Credit A Gibson

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