Happy Birthday Father!

 Today, Tuesday August 5th marks the 62nd Birthday of man named Don Yoder or as me and my two brothers call him, Father.

Wow, what can I really say about my dear old dad. He is hardworking, dedicated, loves to hunt and is no nonsense. He always seems to just keep things simple for me and my brothers, which honestly makes me feel bad because the things that I deal with ain't exactly simple.

To be honest with all of you, I never really had a sit down and talk about cerebral palsy and scoliosis with my dad and how he felt about all of it. I mean, we had a few moments where he was settle me down when I got frustrated about things due to my issues. I have had plenty of talks about it with my mom, who always blames herself for it despite me and Chad telling her it is not her fault, it happened for a reason. But I never learned how it effect my father, honestly I am too scared to ask him about it.

My father wasn't never really someone who shared his emotions and to be fair, it was just had he was raised. You know what I mean, like things just happen and you got to keep moving forward.

Plus, it didn't help that I don't have a lot of things in common with him. I have never drank a beer, I am not a hunter which is probably why for the longest time that I was a complete failure as a son and that he didn't like me.

But as I grew older and started to learn more about things about myself, it really help put things into perspective. Like, how could have my father have known about me and Chad having CP and Scoliosis? It wasn't like he was told what to do and I remind myself of that fact every single day. And I also remind myself that despite all of that, he was still there for me.

He taught me and my brothers how to drive despite my anxiety going through the roof, he supported me when I finally made the baseball in high school and during a summer league, he was there for me when I was at a very low point in my life where I was self-harming and a really dark and depressing time for me.

I also looked back and realized that I did have some things in common with him. For example, I really enjoyed the same music as him. I dare say he was the reason why I fell in love with music especially rock and metal among many others.

And although I still struggle to this very day, I can honestly say I am in a much better head space thanks to him. I thank God for you dad.

With him being 62 now, I remind myself to appreciate him while I still have time with him here on Earth. Because you never know what will happen in this life, but again, I am extremely grateful for everything you have done in my life father. I can only hope to someday make you proud.

Happy Birthday Father! God Bless you and Love you!

Until Next Time!

God Bless and Be Safe Everybody! 🙏🙏🙏






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