06/15/2025
For Those Without Their Dad This Fatherâs Day
Fatherâs Day can feel different when your dad is no longer here.
While the world talks about gifts, phone calls, and celebrations,
youâre left sitting with memories, some warm, some painful.
And that contrast can feel heavy.
You might find yourself remembering little things.
Like the way his shirt smelled.
Or how he laughed at his own jokes.
Or the advice he gave that didnât make sense until years later.
These moments sneak up in quiet ways, when you're folding laundry,
hearing a certain song, or catching your own reflection and thinking,
âI look like him.â
Thereâs no timeline for missing someone.
It doesnât matter if itâs been decades or just days.
Grief doesnât need a special occasion to show up.
But Fatherâs Day brings it closer to the surface.
Still, missing him doesnât mean youâve stopped moving forward.
In fact, the way you keep going?
Thatâs one of the many ways you carry him with you.
In the way you show up for others.
In the strength you donât always notice in yourself.
In the way you love, because he loved you first.
On this day, if your heart feels heavy, youâre not weak.
Youâre human.
And youâre not alone in that feeling.
Talk about him.
Laugh at old memories.
Let the tears fall if they need to.
Thereâs no right way to honor someone you loved deeply.
But remembering, feeling, and continuing on with a piece of him in your heart,
thatâs more than enough.
Youâre not forgotten.
Neither is he.
