Dad’s Secret Valentine.

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Dad’s Secret Valentine.

Friends, Valentine’s day is over a dawn of a new day. Renewed passion for some, baby step of love for others, new love for some, but some noticed that love had not come home to reside.

I would like to share a little story about Valentine’s Day with you. When I was in Standard 9, all of 15 years old I decided that I would send my dad a Valentines card. I promptly discussed this with my sisters and mother. Who were all game and rather excited that we were literally all going to be dad’s secret Valentine.

I took my money and walked to our nearest news agency and bought the “wondrous” Valentines card. I ran home with glee and proceeded to write every imaginable rhyme know in the 1970’s. Not forgetting to plant the famous lipstick kisses all over the white envelope and on the card itself. I forgot to mention that some of the rhymes were a little more expressive for a very shy and conservative dad.

The next day off I went to the local post office to post this very exciting Valentines card. Now all we had to do was wait for the post man’s delivery to my father’s business. Mother and daughters waiting in anticipation giggled and relished this secret Valentines card and wondered how dad would receive such a card.

One day before Valentine’s Day the postman arrives at my father’s business with card in hand. Dad takes one look at this with a shocked look in his face while mom looked on. We in the meantime were at school but upon our return mother confronts us with this “shocking information” about dads Valentines Card. Dad is all lost – in fact totally at a loss for words and most embarrassed at who would have sent him such an illicit card.

Yeas passed and every year sins 1975 dad got his faithful Valentine’s card , year on year dad loved the attention he was getting from his secret admirer. Every year he waited for her card, every year when February arrived he would sing “Oh! Sweet Valentina”. Every year he wondered if his treasured admirer thought of him once more. He did not mind being admired and relished the thought that someone other than his loving wife found him attractive.

As the years moved on a dad grew older he then wondered if his secret Valentine was alive and well and still able to send him his much anticipated gift, and as sure as the rain hits the earth she sent him a card for 35 years. He never looked for her he only waited for that one day. That very special day – Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentines Day Daddy! We were your Valentine because you were and are worth it. Even now, you have no idea that we were your treasured Valentine girls. WE LOVE YOU FOREVER DADDY !

~Maria Avraamides 15.2.2012~

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