My Father, the Maths Guru and Softest Hard Guy ✨👨🏾‍🏫❤️

If you’ve ever met my dad, you’ll understand why “strong” doesn’t quite cut it.
Man is literally built different. 💪🏾

He’s a man living with a disability, but funny thing is — you’d never notice. Not because he hides it, but because he moves like someone who refuses to be boxed by it. 📦❌
Growing up, I never saw a “disabled man.” I just saw my daddy — showing up, providing, fixing things, being everyone's go-to human. Able in every way that mattered. 💯

He doesn’t like tears. Especially not from his girls. 😢
Just hint at crying, and he’s ready to buy the moon and add small change on top. 🌕🛍️
Sometimes we used it to our advantage (please don’t judge us 😭😂).

Also — and I say this with my full chest — my daddy cannot stand to see my hair undone. 😩🧵
You’d think it physically pained him.
The man will literally chase me out of the house to go get my hair braided. 🚪🏃🏾‍♀️
“No child of mine should be walking around like this,” he’ll say, like I committed a federal crime. 🚨😂
And that’s love, isn’t it? 💛

He’s the kind of dad who will turn the whole world upside down just to make sure you’re getting the best education. 🎓📚
And when it comes to math? That’s his territory. A full-on maths guru. ➗📐🧠
He’s my personal math teacher — and trust me, nobody teaches me like he does (and yes, I’m including all the people that wore suits and taught with whiteboards 😌).

We fight. Oh, we fight. 🤺🙄
Especially during the holidays when we’re both in the same house and our personalities are bouncing off each other like ping pong balls. 🏓😂
But the moment school resumes? I start missing him like clockwork. 🥹📆
And when he visits? He gives me that hug that messes up my hair, calls me “my girl,” and grins like he hasn’t been thinking about me all week. 🤗💇🏾‍♀️❤️

He’s smart. He’s funny in his own dry way. He’s incredibly soft underneath all that “I’m a man” exterior. 🧠🧍🏾‍♂️💞
He’s my safe space.

This is just a small love note to say:
Daddy, thank you. 🙏🏾💐
For never letting us feel lack.
For making strength look gentle.
For teaching me math and teaching me life.
For being the first man I loved — and the standard I still look to. 🥺💙

Happy Father’s Day, Daddy.
I love you more than words. But these ones will do, for now. 📝❤️