To you I promise, to be the best man I can be, that from my responsibilities I'll never flee. To make you my number one priority, teach you all I know, always keeping you in the know. To make you planned and not a mistake, and whether you're a little prince or a little princess, to show you the same amount of love, same amount of interest.
I promise, to do my best to bring you to this world when I'm best able, so you'll never lay hungry in your cradle. To try and find the best mummy possible, so you won't be Ill-treated and we won't have to fuss, and we won't have to fight. To always be there for you even in the simplest situations, like building a kite.
I promise, to teach you right from wrong, teach you what it means to be a man, (or a woman). To believe in your hopes and dreams, help you fulfill them so they don't just go downstream. To give you the opportunity to get a good education, tend to you when you're sick, get your medication.
I promise, to show you how to have fun, play with you, in the rain, even in the broiling sun. To be there for you, for the rest of my life, be the father to you that I never had, try and speak to you without getting mad.
To live a good life, keeping the family safe at night, never to lay a hand on my wife. I promise, to be the kind of man you can recline upon, a role model, a mentor, a father, an outstanding individual.
These and much more I promise to you, and to always be true, and though things in life might change, one thing will remain the same, I will be a man of my words till the end of my days.
To you my unborn child.
By Paul. B. Peddie
October 3, 2009.
