Simon wasn’t the best dad - he was absent most of the time but he was the most affectionate man with you. You were sure of yourself when you said he loved you. He did - in his own way.

A few months after your mom died, Simon tried to comfort you as much as he could. “I know sometimes things may not always make sense to you. But hey, what’d daddy told you?” He started to say, wiping your tears.

“Straighten up, little soldier, stiffen up that upper lip. What you cryin’ about? You got me.”