Papa...

Again, I use my freedom of speech to declare my love for a wonderful person in my life.

An amazing man, that, without his love, I wouldn't be who I am today.

Thank you for letting me be myself.

Thank you for talking to me about girl things, even though I'm sure you would rather not.

You listen to me bitch, you listen to me laugh, and you listen to me cry.

Never do you have a bad word to say to me. (Unless, of course, it's the "word of the day"...)

Thank you for being a rock in a sometimes unsteady pasture.

I count my blessings everyday for you, you know what I mean.

I can't imagine my life without you.

You help Mema pad the bank accounts, even though you're working so hard for that money.

You play endless amounts of online poker with me, and you stay up into the wee hours when I last longer. (Which is more often than you I believe...)

You laugh at my jokes, even when you don't get them.

You laugh so hard you cry when I make Mema laugh so hard that she's had to pass the phone over to you.

You support me in every choice I make, even when I'm not sure I'm making the right one.

You go along with it when Mema sends me care packages full of things that I should be able to get myself.

You leave love notes in those care packages, because you know how much I love getting them.

You love us unconditionally and tell us so.

You tell me how proud you are of me, no matter what I'm doing at the time.

You roll with it when I tell you my suspicions with regards to your listening to Enya.

You lovingly call me the dog's name and then hilariously pretend you didn't do it. (Or, you do it on purpose.)

Contrary to what they say, you make me feel like I can always come home.

No matter how far away I am, you always make me feel like we're so close.

Despite everything that we've all gone through over the years, you are, by far, my favorite man in the world.

I'll always be your little girl, I'll always be your baby.

You're always in my heart, thoughts, and a piece of you is put into everything that I do.

Thank you for loving me, for being a part of my creation, for being there whenever I need you.

You are a pillar of strength, a formidable human being, and you'll always be my hero.

Enjoy the day that was made for you.

Happy Father's Day.

I love you so much.

**Update: Turns out, it's Enigma, not Enya. My apologies.