to my beloved baba-bebe

dear baba-bebe

it's your 60th birthday today. have you gotten the cards that i sent you? knowing that three of us are not around you, i feel sad and guilty. but it is not only this one day that i feel this way. i know how much it means to you to have all of us around you. i know i have been gone for a long time. you haven't watched me grow for a long time and i missed all their important birthdays as well as yours. please know that i think of you often and i carry your teachings and pride with me every day. you are my hero, my compass and my model. thank you for setting such a good example for me to follow. i hope very soon, i can provide you with all you need, though your need is so trivial. i hope you can retire and enjoy life with us, and your grand children around you soon. thank you for all you have done for us and please know that you are loved forever!

love
your #1 daughter from whom you learned to be a daddy the first time. you did a good job!