Tough Love From My Dad ♥

Nobody can set me straight like my father. He is the one person I know who will tell me the truth. What I need to hear vs what I want to hear. He keeps things real. Sometimes the truth hurts, to say the least. I am far from perfect. I have made mistakes that I am paying for to this day. I will probably pay for them for the rest of my life. Sometimes I get depressed over things and I feel sorry for myself. Lying around in flannel pajamas isn't going to fix things, but sometimes I can do it all day. When times get rough, I need to hear the words of wisdom from the wisest man I know... Dad. Sure he curses like a sailor (he *was* one, after all) but he has a way of dishing out the truth without sugar coating things. If I want sympathy, I'll talk w/my mom. Dad has no time for sympathy. He despises emotional crying, hysterics, tears and "boohooing" of any caliber, and he'll shut it down before the first hiccup. I love my parents & I know I'm lucky. I know they are there for me no matter what. I'm just truly thankful that my dad can set me straight and motivate me to get my "man pants" pulled up & knock off the nonsense. I am too old to sit around and cry over things I can't change or fix. Time to lock & load. Watch out, emo punks. Take that, Ben & Jerry. I'm turning a new leaf, and that means sucking it up and moving on. That's just what this girl's going to do...