Do you find yourself staring at the electronics ads? Puzzling over what tool you gave your dad last year? What if the gift your dad would enjoy the most would not cost you a cent? What if you could give him something he would appreciate more than a big screen TV? This holiday give the special man in your life your time, thought, and gratitude. Write him a meaningful letter.
Preparing Your Father's Day Gift
Find a piece of paper, a pen and an hour to write. Sit down and make a list of all the things you hate and love about your father. Then cross off the negative attributes. Nobody is perfect and family has a way of bringing out the worst as well as the best in a person. For this letter, focus on the qualities you admire in the man you call dad.
Maybe he is generous. Maybe he helped you acquire something you really wanted as a kid. Maybe his sense of humor helps a roomful of people relax. Choose those traits that you have observed and admired in him over the years. Note them. Then set the list aside.
Next take out childhood memories and dust them off. What is the best time you ever had with your dad? Was it a camping trip? Or seeing his face when you scored a goal? Relive the good memory for a minute and then write the memory down next to the list of his good qualities.
You are finally ready to start the letter.
Writing A Father's Day Letter
Choose a fresh sheet of paper, either stationery or plain eight and a half by eleven. Put your pen to paper again. Tell the man who helped bring you into the world what qualities you respect about him. Write about as many characteristics as possible. Elaborate on them. Thank him for giving you a special memory: the one you chose as your favorite remembrance. Tell him what you remember from that day and why it stands out to you. Then close the letter with a wish for a Happy Father’s Day, sign it and seal your missive in an envelope. This is your gift: your gratitude and appreciation and time given in a tangible and meaningful form. It is a present he can enjoy countless times.
Most men have probably not received a letter like this. Perhaps some have. But whether your dad is 85 or 45, chances are that he has not heard “thank you” often enough. So make his day by saying it in a unique and unforgettable way on June 21st.
Josanna Simpson - Josanna Simpson, who holds a BA in Literature, is an aspiring novelist in her late twenties with a passion for British literature and the ...
