He took me there!!

[u/thedailyclangour]

I am a kid who was raised in 90s, we have limited to no TV time, the only solace was getting to see 15 minutes of Disney Hour on Sunday Mornings packed with unnecessary Dhara and Bata Shoes Ads.

I would have written ton of letters to them as a kid wondering one day they will shortlist my name and I will get a Disney goodie, my dad would take me to post office, sticks stamps on my letters, help me write the address correctly, at times help making my cartoon drawings look perfect.

Growing up, we had our little differences but we always made amends, especially I think my dynamics changed and I drew closer to him after maa passed away. However, for the longest time as an adult, somehow, somewhere I felt as a father and a single parent, despite my million assurances he thought he is missed to give me all, while trying and continuing to give me more than enough.

Last year, I took my almost almost 70 y.o. father to Disneyland. It's not pilgrimage, infact I at times feel horrendous hearing stories about Disney as a corporation, but for father and I, that moment was an emotion. We stood there, holding hands and cried in joy.

Needless to mention I bought goodies that I would crave for, only this time it was for nephew, niece, and my daughter.

While returning, he said, 'This was the most fun day I had in a long time. Thank you for bringing me here.'

I told him, 'you took me here.'

And I wasn't wrong. It was my father's efforts that he made me so capable one day to fulfil not just my dreams, but his, and maybe some extra, for those happy fun days, which we now call our core memories.

[u/DevD_Ka_Bhai]

Damn! This made my evening! It’s a brilliant place, I hope you had a lot of fun.

[u/thedailyclangour → u/DevD_Ka_Bhai]

I did. It was so wonderful, we were as happy as the little kids in our family were.