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my dad stands by me. if he understands what i'm doing or not, he believes in me. he catches me when i fall flat on my face (which i sometimes have and pretty hard) without shame and without encroaching on my autonomy as an adult. he's proud of me and the things i'm doing which was hard because i come from a long line of failed musicians and he was afraid i was making a mistake building castles in the sky.

he's loved me my whole life. he's always told me the truth even when it was hard. he taught me joy and hard work and how to love my neighbor. i've never once been afraid he would abandon me or stop loving me. ever. nothing i could ever do would keep him from having my back.

my dad is great.