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Yet again Brit Mums has come up with some more brilliant blog prompts and I have chosen ‘The best day I have ever spent with my family’
Now that I’m a proper grown up and have my own family, I hope there will be many best days with my little family, but I’m going to go back to when I was younger for my day.
I didn’t know at the time it would be the best day, but I know now it was.
It was my 21st birthday, and my Daddy took me out for a lovely lunch and we went to the Avondale Dairy Bar for ice cream just on the outskirts of my hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario.
He told me to enjoy everyday, as we were only given one life. He also told me it didn’t matter if I wasn’t the most popular person ever, but as long as I had a couple close friends that’s what mattered the most.
At the time I didn’t give it much thought, but he died 2 months after that lunch and it’s the best day and memory I have with him and I’ll cherish that forever.
Dads can be so wise! What a lovely and heartfelt thing to tell you on your 21st. And I love the photo (not your 21st, I assume…) he looks like he was a kind and charming man.
Great post, missus *sniff* xx
I was only 10 in that picture! He was wise and very charming. And I still miss him x
A lovely memory and a lovely post.
Thank you
What a nice memory to have, and great advice x
*sits here having a little weep. I’m sorry – what a lovely post. What a lovely dad. How wonderful to remember this and to share with us all – you may have been prompted to name it as “best” – I’m prompted to go now to give darling daughter a bear hug. Thank you.
You’re welcome x