Today's always a bittersweet day for me as my dad was not present in anyway shape or form, he was always super unreliable and many times he would say he'd come visit and then wouldn't, even things like presents he'd say things like money's a bit tight as just got back from holidays (which he took with his wife and other kids to his home island in Greece).
The lessons he did teach me though was how I will not show up as a dad, I'm going to to be so dam present and be there to support my kids with the love and lessons they need to be the best version of themselves.
I was hoping to be a dad by now but that's not the case for me yet but when it does I'm going to show up just like my mum did being not only the best mum but also the best dad.
Here's something I wrote last year that still rings true to this day
Happy Fathers Day to my beautiful Mumma. I am blessed to have the most incredible woman who took on the role of mother and father. She sacrificed so much to make sure I had an incredible upbringing and I feel honoured to have received all the lessons she has given me, she has shaped me into the man I am today and although I am a little biased I think she did a bloody dam good job 🙂. To all you single parents out there that didn't get the support you deserved thanks for being there for us. I know I may not say it enough but I love you mum and you are the best parent I could ever have hoped for love you Faye Fairbairn xo