To be honest, Father’s Day has always been underrated, statistics do show that people spend the most on Mother’s Day and who can blame them right? They are special to us BUT we do want to express our love and gratitude to our Father’s as well!

My dad was a very, very good man.

I know a lot of people say this about their father - but my dad, he was really something great.

My dad never got a formal education, but his intense desire to learn made him creative and cunning. Dad taught himself how to read by intently studying newspapers and books he found around his house when he was a child. He peered through the windows of classrooms, trying desperately to grasp the material on the chalkboard from his hidden spot outside. Nothing stopped my dad from learning and growing. Dad taught himself Teochew Chinese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Vietnamese.

My mother faced a lot of heartbreaks in her life, but it never made her hard. I was still young when she passed away at the young age of 49. However, the amount of lessons I learned from my mom in the short time shaped the way I am. I am blessed to have her in my life.

Have a happy father's day!

This year, father’s Day can be an emotional time of year because my dad is no longer with me. But whether you’re young, old, a parent, or childless, just because your father has passed away doesn’t mean you have to bury yourself under the covers and wait for the day to be over.

One of the best ways to grieve the loss of my father on Father’s Day is going to the cemetery. To remember my loving father, I foster warm memories and live the happy and joyful life my father expected me to live.