Dad never went to parent-teacher meetings for his children?

(Baonghean) - There are so many things that make me dislike you, Dad. You make me feel close and familiar with my childhood. You make me always try my best to become a good man... Dad!

1. When I was little, my dad often bought me toys. Even though my mom didn't agree, he still secretly bought me things I liked. One time at the airport, the plane was about to take off, but my dad still ran to buy me a model plane just because he saw me looking at it longingly. My dad was sweating, rushing to get through the crowd to catch the flight. Even when he got on the plane, the sweat on his shirt hadn't dried yet. What if he missed the flight, my dad was really...

2. Once, my dad spanked me because I was messy. I was studying and my books were all over the place. My dad told me to clean up but I was too busy studying to do so. So my dad spanked me because according to him, if I am not tidy, I will never be able to organize my life. I didn't feel any pain, but thinking about it always makes my eyes water...

3. Dad always sings me to sleep. That should be Mom's job, but Dad always does it. Dad says that when he sings me to sleep, he also sings himself to sleep. And so now, every time I go to sleep, I have to imagine Dad's lullabies surrounding me...

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4. Dad also often scolds me. If I study extra hours, Dad scolds me. If I do something clumsy, Dad scolds me. If I play dangerous games, Dad scolds me. Dad only scolds me, never nagging me. I grew up following Dad's scolding...

5. Dad often cries. When he recalls old stories, he cries. When someone in the family gets sick, he cries. When I am hurt, he cries. Every time I remember him, I don't want to cry, but my eyes are still wet...

6. Every night, Dad asks me to watch movies with him. But Dad doesn't watch the movies he likes. Dad keeps asking me what movies I like and turns them on for me. There's a Harry Potter movie that I've watched more than 50 times, but every time I watch it, Dad asks the same question: "Who is this guy?"

7. Dad never attended parent-teacher conferences for his children, Mom always attended them. Because for Dad, no score is important, no title is worth paying attention to. Dad only needs to know if you are healthy or sick, happy or sad, careful or subjective, gentle, friendly or cold, distant, honest or secretive... Dad only needs to know those things.

8. When I was away, Dad always wrote letters that after reading made me miss home. Miss the fireplace at home. Miss the rose tree on the terrace. Miss the silly lazy cat. And miss Mom, love Mom so much...

There are so many things that make me dislike you, Dad. You make me feel close and familiar with my childhood. You make me always try my best to become a good man… Dad!

Thanh Tuong(Source from Facebook)