Something that has occurred to me is that there are some wonderful people who you will sadly never be able to meet. My late aunty and my three late grandparents come to mind, as they were big influences on me and shaped the person I would become.
Not as much as my own mum and dad have (or Grandma D and Grandad M to you), but without the presence of those other people in my life I would have grown up very differently, and possibly without some very positive traits.
These are people I miss greatly, and people that I have lots of happy memories of which I will share with you once you are old enough to understand that they are no longer with us. I learned some very powerful things from these people, lessons which have stuck with me for years and which I hope will stay with me for the rest of my life.
My aunty, for example, taught me about keeping going no matter what life throws at you. Right up until she died, she was good humoured, strong and caring.
No doubt by the time you are literate enough to read this and take it in, I will have already told you many stories of her and my grandparents. It's important for them to be remembered, as they helped me become me, and thus shaped who you are too.
Love,
Daddy
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