My Dad

My dad hates his job.  My dad is old. My dad is a good person.  I feel bad for my dad a lot because he doesn’t have a choice.  He does his job because he cares a lot about his family and is doing it to support us.  My dad didn’t used to hate owning the dry cleaners.  It’s just that he has been doing it for long and now the business is slow and he literally makes a profit of fifty dollars a year.  My dad is probably one of the most giving people I know.  He gives up his time to do good things for our family.  He is the hardest worker I know and doesn’t give up until the job is done.  My dad started working at the dry cleaners when he was 14.   He officially became the owner of the business when he was 25, a pretty good deal at the time since dry cleaning was a very profitable business.  But now things are different and my dad is tired of running the business.  He won’t take vacations because he is afraid something will go wrong if he leaves.  During the summers when we would go to the cabin my dad would drive back down to work every two days to check in and fix the problems.  This made vacationing a little strange.  I understand why my dad does things the way he does, though.  Mostly I feel bad though because I wish he was doing something he liked doing.  I’m hoping that when I get a little older I can make life more comfortable for my parents and do something to show how much I appreciate them.  Especially my dad since he has worked so hard for my family.  He does a lot of little things for all of us that mean a lot.  He always listens to what we have to say and remembers things that are important to us.  I don’t think we let him know enough how much we appreciate him.  Everything he does, he does for our family.  He always wants to see us happy.  I feel really lucky to have such a good dad in my life.  But since my family doesn’t really express a lot of their feelings to each other (except between my mom and I) it’s hard to tell him how much he means to me.  I try to show my dad that I appreciate him by doing things that will make him happy.  I’ve learned so much from my dad and he has shown me what it means to be a strong person.  I wish there was a way I could give back to him more.  I admire my dad’s strength, commitment, and work ethic and I love him very much.