MyanswercameonFather' ， "It' snotthegiftbutthethoughtthatcounts." SoitwasonthisdaywhenIwasgiventwocraftboxesasgiftsfrommygrowndaughter， onethesizeofacigarboxandtheotherthesizeofalargeringbox."Daddy， " shesaid， "pleasesitwithmeonthefloorlikeyoudidyearsbefore." Sowesatdownuponthefloortogetherandshehandedmethefirstbox."Openit." Insidewasaletterandwhatappearedtobeachild' scollectionofoddsandends."Daddy， " shesaid， "readtheletterfirst."
DearDad，
TheolderIgetthemoreIrealizewhatanimportantinfluenceyou' ' sDayIdecidedtogiveyoutwomementoboxes， bothfilledwithspecialmemoriesandthingsIkeepclosetomyheart， .
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-Aid， toremindmeofallthescrapesandcutsyoufixedonmyelbowsandkneesteachingmetoridemyfirstbike.
， forallthespecialmade-upbedtimestoriesyoureadtousallatnight.
' slearningflashcards， asymbolofyourteachingmeandhelpingmethroughmyyearsofschoolevenwhenIthoughtIknewitall.
， fromyourspecialonesyouplayedwithwhenyouwereinschool.
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， symbolofallthebrokenheartsandheartachesyouhelpedmethrough.
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， enjoyandrespect.
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， toletyouknowhowsweetthesememoriesarestilltome.
， aphotoofmychildrenandme， toremindmetoteachmychildrenallthatyouandMomhavetaughtme， andtosharewiththemthelovethatonlyparentslikeyoubothhavegiventome.
Ihadtearsinmyeyesandanacheinmyheartasshegavethesecond， smallestboxtome."Openitnow， please." shesaid.
InsideIfoundanothernoteandinthisoneshewrote：
Daddy，
， whichisallthelove， hugsandkissesyougavemefromthetimeIwasborntillnow， ， Daddy， andHappyFather' sDay！