Here is the exchange that prompted the following letter.
I was helping Jasper out tonight and he was stoked with what we had made.
I said "I love being your Dad son".
He said..., "and my mentor".
I then wrote him a letter putting "[]'s" around words I wanted to emphasis.
Dear Jasper
Please [remind] me of this letter the next time we butt heads.
I'm so [proud] of you and I love you] very much.
I know that most days you feel mis[understood] and you're often made to apologize for things you should never have been made too feel responsible for.
It breaks me every time.
I love your one line summations.
I love that your room looks like a crime scene and most nights your mum and I have to [be MacGyver].
There is a lot of love in our house and you are often at the centre of it.
[Thinking of you often] lightens my day and [reminds me why] I do what I do.
I want to feed your [appetite for the impossible], I want to give you the freedom to fly and I want to be an example worth following.
Much love and respect my boy
Your Dad
