Why I love Dad

My Dad has more patience than all his five children combined. He believes in good honest hard work. He has forgotten how to lie or keep his thoughts quiet, and it gets him in trouble a lot with Mom. My Dad is stubborn, opinionated, but more wise than I give him credit for. He can't feel his feet, so he walks as though he's always drunk. But he's been stone cold sober all my life. My Dad is larger than life, but I've seen him shrink. I've seen him cry three times. I never want to see it again. I love my Dad for all that he is and because, even though I'm stubborn, opinionated, and more honest that I ought to be, even though I walk funny, and I put on a tough front, I know he loves me too.