Half-Birthdays
Today is my half-birthday.
How do I know? Well, today also happens to be my father’s birthday.
When I was little, I used to get ViewMaster slides for half-birthday presents on my dad’s birthday. My favorite ones involved Winnie-the-Pooh and the one I best remember is Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Tree.
Receiving these gifts made me feel special and connected. I was Daddy’s Little Girl and I thought the world of him. To this day, I feel a special connection to my father and have been missing him dearly this month.
You see, today marks the second anniversary of dad’s birth since his death. He died in late January of last year, missing his 80th birthday by just a few weeks.
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