Ten Father's Day Confessions

1. I wish I had learned to be more playful
2. I wish I had been less judgmental and more accepting
   
3. I wish my mom had understood boundaries so that I could have better respected yours
4. I wish I had never been too preoccupied to hug, too talky to listen, or too upset to reassure
   
5. I wish I had learned more from you
6. I wish I had sacrificed more and indulged myself less
7. I wish you hadn’t had to take sides
8. I wish we three had spent more time by ourselves
9. I wish for less certainty and more curiosity
10. I wish our time weren’t running out