I know I wasn't always easy.
I’d changed my mind, make mistakes, took too many risks.
And I'm sure there were moments when you disagreed.
Moments when you worried, and you wanted to stop me.
But you still stood beside me. You let me learn and let me fall.
You never forced me to be someone else, instead you gave me the confidence to become myself.
You might have never said "I'm proud of you”, at least not to me. But you said it to relatives, friends, and anyone who would listen, and I'd find out later.
And the older I get, the more I realize that's just how you were.
Shafqat Odhna is a reminder that you may not have worn your heart on your sleeve. But every achievement of mine found a place in yours. You just loved seeing his child grow.