Life with a PURPOSE

>When you were 8 years old, your dad handed you an ice cream.
>You thanked him by dripping it all over your lap.
>When you were 9 years old, he paid for piano lessons.
>You thanked him by never even bothering to practise.
>When you were 10 years old, he drove you all day from soccer to gymnastics,
>To one birthday party after another.
>You thanked him by jumping out of the car and never looking back.
>When you were 11 years old, he took you and your friends to the movies.
>You thanked him by asking to sit in a different row.
>When you were 12 years old, he warned you not to watch certain TV shows.
>You thanked him by waiting until he left the house.
>When you were 13, he suggested a haircut that was becoming.
>You thanked him by telling him he had no taste.
>When you were 14, he paid for a month away summer camp.
>You thanked him by forgetting to write a single letter.
>When you were 15, he came home from work, looking for a hug.
>You thanked him by having you bedroom door locked.
>When you were 16, he taught you how to drive his car.
>You thanked him by taking it every chance u could.
>When you were 17, he was expecting an important call.
>You thanked him by being on the phone all night.
>When you were 18, he cried at your highschool graduation.
>You thanked him by staying out partying until dawn.
>When you were 19, he paid for your college tuition, drove you to campus and
>carried your bags. >You thanked him by saying good-bye outside the dorm
>So you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.
>When you were 25, he helped to pay for your wedding,
>And he cried and told you how deeply he loved you
>You thanked him by moving halfway across the country.
>When you were 50, he fell ill and needed you to take care of him.
>You thanked him by reading about the burden parents become to their
>children.
>And then, one day, he quietly died.
>And everything you never did came crashing down like thunder on YOUR HEART.
>If you love your dad, post this to everyone on your contact list putting
>" I LOVE MY DAD " as the subject!!! >If you don't... >Then SHAME ON YOU!!!!