My parents are divorced and my father and I don’t really see eye to eye. Saying you love someone can really be important, because we’re never gaurenteed tomorrow, are we? It’s awesome you want to make things right with your dad.

Are you able to write it? Perhaps start by signing a greeting card.

Love,
Lord Greg

Good luck!

I think you understand why I am looking at this goal. I think you need to practice in a mirror, practice to his picture, just practice until the words feel silky smooth. You won’t regret saying it – only if you don’t!

I am ending pretty much every conversation with those words these days – because who knows if in 5 minutes I will have a person to say them to ever again.

According to the timer, you’ve got only 16 hours more to do this.

I can definitely empathize with you here. While mom and I have always said “I love you” to each other, it’s different with dad. I remember the day of my high school graduation I was hugging my mom and my grandma, and shook my grandfather’s hand. When it came to dad, I didn’t know what to do. Finally he grabbed me and pulled me into a hug and I just stood there stunned.

Many years later, and just a few years ago, my dad went through a very bad depression which I found out about when he broke down in tears and asked me if anything ever happened to mom if I would take care of him. After months of therapy and medication he finally came back to himself and we had a talk about how he’s not comfortable expressing the words “I love you.” He said that when he says to me “be careful” as we end our phone conversations that is him saying “I love you”. I accept that and we actually do say the words “I love you” a few times a year now.

Today is your birthday and when you see or talk to your dad, just say it. It doesn’t matter if he says it back.

it not mattering if he says it back. He may be too stunned or too reserved or too “manly” to say it, but he will love it and treasure it.

Go for it!