The first is my husband, Josh. Josh is an amazing father to our two boys. He has taught me so much about what it means to have little boys and how to raise them. Josh works so hard to provide for our family but he also takes the time to be there for the boys - and me - personally. He wants to spend time with them, which can be a rare trait, and he makes it a priority to do so. Josh cannot walk through the door without the boys running to greet him and ask if they can wrestle. They adore him, and I adore the way they laugh and squeal and play when they are together. It is a privilege to get to raise our boys alongside Josh.
The second is my own father. He was the one who first showed me what a Dad should be. I sincerely believe it takes special men to be able to raise daughters and Dad was one of those men. He has always been there for me and I love that I can still pick up the phone and call if I have a problem or just something funny to share. I have loved watching him become a Papa and I am grateful for the relationship that he is building with my boys. I will always be a Daddy's girl.
The third is my father-in-law, John. Ever since Josh picked me John has loved me like I was his own. He did not have little girls to raise so I am quite certain that my emotional self has scared him on more than one occasion, but he is still the one who will take time to check on me and who shows up at my house with bags full of chocolate Treasures because he knows they are my favorite and I can never find them. He is a devoted grandfather and our boys love their Tractor Man.
Being a father, being a parent, is hard work. We all fail sometimes. But to all of the dads out there who refuse to take the easy way out, who are trying to be there for their children and raise them well, the work you do is priceless. Thank you.
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