Dear Daddy

In my family I trust my father the most maybe its natural instinct or maybe just cause he is unwittingly patient with me. But whatever be the matter I know for sure that he has my back. There have been instances in my life when people have come up to me and asked me how I am so detached when it comes to family instead of friends , that was during the phase of my rebellion when I din't realise the worth of family and stuck my neck out for my so-called friends. But even at that reckless point in my life I have never disrespected my dad ever.

This article is due to fact that I just miss the times I used to have with him when I was a kid of 7 or 8 when every sunday without fail he would tell some folktales or mythological stories right before he takes his sole afternoon nap of the week, when he used to help me cover my subjects portion one night before an exam while nagging me for leaving the important topics for last minute and yet being such a great teacher that I used to yet score amazingly, the times during the Ganesh festival in Mumbai during the immersion he used to carry me on his shoulders so that I could see all of the marvellous idols and mostly when I used to just be able to talk to him without holding back a slither of detail.

I was prompted to write this piece when I almost begged my dad to tell me one story last sunday and I'd almost given up when he tried to reason with me that when I was kid I just accepted what he said without an iota of doubt I just trusted him completely even with completely crazy twists in the story but now I wouldn't do that cause I've lost that innocence but truly dad I may have shut you out a little during these few years of apparent teenage rebellion that you consider but I truly have never stopped believing in what you say , yes I argue/mock you sometimes remind you that I'm not a kid anymore but even though I'm not a kid anymore you are yet my dad.

Alamelu.