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One of the fondest memories I have of my dad was going fishing with him as a kid in Korea. He was an avid angler who went on camping trips all over the peninsula with his friends which involved night fishing, partying and drinking. He also loved to go by himself. In either case, he always tagged me along.
I was nine or so and I threw a tantrum about wanting a pair of high-end rollerblades. He still managed to take me fishing. It was one of the solitary trips where not much was said, just taking in the serenity of the lake. With the lure cast and listening to the lone singing of a bird, my dad broke the silence with my name. He paused for a second, then he quietly told me that he will try to buy me the rollerblades.
Even at that age, I felt a sense of vulnerability from my dad in that moment. I knew he was professing his love to me in his own way. Maybe he couldn't afford them at the time? Who knows.
My dad wasn't a stereotypical emotionally subdued father. But for some reason, that moment and feeling burned in my head as one of the lifelong memory. I'm reminded of it time to time, more so than the times spent enjoying the rollerblades.
Happy father's day, daddy-o.
I was nine or so and I threw a tantrum about wanting a pair of high-end rollerblades. He still managed to take me fishing. It was one of the solitary trips where not much was said, just taking in the serenity of the lake. With the lure cast and listening to the lone singing of a bird, my dad broke the silence with my name. He paused for a second, then he quietly told me that he will try to buy me the rollerblades.
Even at that age, I felt a sense of vulnerability from my dad in that moment. I knew he was professing his love to me in his own way. Maybe he couldn't afford them at the time? Who knows.
My dad wasn't a stereotypical emotionally subdued father. But for some reason, that moment and feeling burned in my head as one of the lifelong memory. I'm reminded of it time to time, more so than the times spent enjoying the rollerblades.
Happy father's day, daddy-o.
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