// how deep is your love?//

Random title, I know.

Two nights ago as I was surfing through the net, my dad approached me asking for help to look for a specific message in his facebook account. As we were looking through random posts on his wall, he showed me one post that made me really proud that I have him as my father.

Amidst all the posts on his wall, a specific one struck me the most. I found a post by my mom on his timeline saying “Happy Valentines to my dearest husband.” It was posted on valentines day. Here’s the thing, my mom is currently staying in Vancouver until she finishes her contract while my dad stays with my siblings and I here in Toronto. I never really pondered on how much my parents miss each other brought about the great distance between them. I’d always thought that their talks over the phone every night for long hours were normal. Soon I realized that my parents are not one of the norm. This message, despite being somewhat cliche, had a great impact on me because with this message my father replied,

“I looked and searched for a different way and to say I love you on Valentine’s Day. Not with the usual poem with a rhyme saying I’m yours till the end of time and not just a rose that wilts at day’s end or a card with dog-eared edges that bend. But a special way to make you know how much I need and love you so.

So I looked everywhere but I couldn’t find anything special for you. Except one thing you’ve heard and know that the words really live in the love that we show. So these words are special and you know they’re true when I say the words from me to you…I love you!

I am lucky to have u in my life. You are the world to me. Even though we are apart, you will always stay in my heart. I feel that in absence we realize how strong our love is. I will always cherish the moments that we spend together.

You are the most special person in my life and I love you from the core of my heart. You are there in me, in my thoughts and in my dreams. Without you my life loses its meanings. I wish we will never part.”

Now, I know this wasn’t written by my father personally but the fact that he was so open and proud of the message he had written to my mom still leaves me astounded to this day. Whenever I hear my friends tell me stories of how they’re not close to their parents at all, I feel so proud to tell them that my parents and I have this tight relationship. My dad being able to tell me so openly about how much he loves my mother makes me feel honored and special to feel that I deserve to know. A man who can admit to the entire world of his love for his woman will always have my respect and admiration. That night, my respect and admiration to my dad doubled, tripled, quadrupled. 

I feel very fortunate to have parents with whom I could share anything and everything I want to. I could always talk to my mom about my boy problems and the decisions I take regarding the subject. I love how my dad could still be protective without being overbearing. He knows all the guys that confessed to me, who asked me out and who I like. I don’t feel awkward at all when we talk about anything and that makes me feel more assured that no matter what decisions I make in the future or whoever I pick to spend my life with, I’m sure that I’ll pick the right one because I have my parents as my role models.