Celebrating Father's Day: Building Lasting Bonds and Cherished Memories

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A Special Father-Daughter Relationship That Inspires

Father's Day is a cherished occasion that celebrates the unique bond between fathers and their children. In this special episode of "Me and Mini Me," we join Tia and her loving father as they reflect on their extraordinary relationship. Tia's father is not just a parent but also a source of unwavering support, love, and inspiration. Their journey together has been marked by resilience, love, and the strength of a father's devotion. Join us as we explore their heartwarming story and delve into the significance of this special day.

A Gentle and Loving Father: Tia's father embodies the qualities of a gentle and loving father. From the moment Tia was born, he showered her with affection and care, creating a safe and nurturing environment for her to grow. His presence in her life has been a guiding light, offering unwavering support and encouragement at every step. We delve into the qualities that make him such a remarkable father figure and the impact he has had on Tia's life.

The Unique Bond Between Father and Daughter: The bond between Tia and her father is something truly extraordinary. We explore the depth of their connection, their shared interests, and the moments that have strengthened their relationship over the years. From bedtime stories to adventures in the park, their bond has grown stronger with each passing day. Tia idolizes her father, and he, in turn, cherishes their unique connection.

A Journey of Strength and Resilience: Tia's father's dedication to being there for her, especially during her cancer treatment, is a testament to his unwavering love and support. We delve into the challenges they faced together, the moments of triumph, and the importance of staying strong as a family. Tia's father draws inspiration from his own father, who has been a guiding force in his life, instilling vaues of love, compassion, and resilience.

Celebrating Father's Day: Father's Day is a time to honor and appreciate fathers for their love, sacrifice, and devotion. We discuss the significance of this special day and how it provides an opportunity to express gratitude and celebrate the fathers who have touched our lives. Tia and her father share their favorite Father's Day traditions and how they make the day truly memorable.

Lessons Learned and Future Aspirations: In this final section, Tia and her father reflect on the lessons they have learned from their journey together. They discuss the importance of cherishing every moment, the value of unconditional love, and the role of a father in shaping a child's life. Tia shares her aspirations for the future and how her father's presence has influenced her dreams and aspirations.

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Description: In this heartfelt episode of "Me and Mini Me," join Tia and her adoring father as they celebrate Father's Day and delve into their extraordinary bond. With over 6 years of unwavering support during Tia's cancer treatment, Tia's father exemplifies love, devotion, and resilience. Discover the unique qualities that make him such a remarkable father figure, and explore the profound impact he has had on Tia's life. Through their shared experiences and cherished memories, Tia and her father embody the essence of a loving and dedicated father-daughter relationship. This special episode will inspire and uplift, reminding us of the power of love and the importance of celebrating fathers on this momentous day. Tune in to "Me and Mini Me" as we honor fathers worldwide and appreciate the profound impact they have on shaping the lives of their children.

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TRANSCRIPTION OF EPISODE CELEBRATING FATHERS DAY

hello lovelies welcome to Me podcast and today we have a special show it's all about Father's Day hey my brother made a card and I made a card and um because her brother is Special Needs he's got his hand prints all over and it looks really pretty and yours is actually like drawn in you did it in the hospital didn't you yeah with the play specialist and that reads did God thank you for my daddy oh I'm inside dad in the world I love you Ryan and I are so grateful to have you I hope this special day reminds you how much you mean to my brother and I lots of love tea and Ryan XOXOXO EXO means hug kiss hug kiss hug kiss kiss that's really cute and it's really cute because you actually like spent spent time drawing it in details and at your hospital they had like the whole event of Father's Day and stuff which is really sweet and I'm like oh so cute so I was saying to them make sure that you're going to be in hospital on Mother's Day yeah so you can write me a card throw me a card please somehow everyone seems to miss Mother's Day

did you hear that it's Daddy so what about Mommy no nothing for Mommy the one that spends every day every minute every second of her life dedicated to her children does he spends how long but anyway today we're talking about Father's Day because there's precious moments that Daddy has with his beautiful children's means a lot so let's celebrate Daddy and I can have my little jealous moment later about him and uh speaking of daddies it's my father's day as well I'm well not my father's day it's fine my dad is away but it's his father's day not that he believes his father's day but you know um I like to think about him he's he's my dad so why don't we each answer well yeah I can tell you about memories of my childhood memories about with my daddy and so you asked a question answer and you want to ask questions

okay so I'll I'll start with what your childhood give us some examples of childhood memories that you've had with Daddy so my dad I'll start with my granddad well not my grandmother my grandkid yes my dad your granddad so my my memories that helped us bond together the same ones like at the top of my memory the top of my list of things that we did together was praying and I think praying like my dad was on top of it and that actually helped us Bond really good like every day we had to pray together a few times a day whenever he's around like you know during prayer times and that was like a special bonding time I think um is there any other ones that other people might relate to because not all people pray pray um going to school he used to always drop us off to Saturday school not normal school Saturday school it was his job well whatever that is but um yeah today's schools for questions it doesn't matter what's the difference no it's a good Saturday school well the Saturday school for Chinese people they're Saturday school for violin and art and drama and let's go Saturday so much huh that's confusing I've been in Saturday school because it happens on Saturdays

okay awkward silence yeah apparently anyways he used to do that he used to take me to Arabic Saturday school whatever you want to call it um I'm sure lots of people used to go to weekend schools but that was my dad's job he had to do that and also doing maths

now I wouldn't say that was a positive memory that bonded us because that was the time when my dad was losing his temper at the most because he just thought we were just sick and we never got any of the maths he wasn't the best teacher but you know that wasn't me where he got that from who what I wonder where you got that from him I'm a wicked teacher yeah so that face not for those who are listening is what they can't hear they can't see okay well my mom is a very Bad Teacher okay so I guess I took it from my dad well my dad you know maths wasn't I mean he was good at maths but he wasn't great at teaching kids so it was a game it wasn't his best it wasn't his best okay so that's my memories of mine my memories oh I remember I've got memory to do with me and my dad just one memory it's not multiple times I've got a memory of meeting him well I was walking with my mom and um well this I see her as like a way of love and my dad had just crossed the road and my mom's pushing the pram and a run across the road because I'm like Daddy Daddy because I don't know Daddy was behind us as he usually does he doesn't I'm more impulsive I will run the road if I find the roads clear I would ride but my husband likes to stick to the rules and doesn't run and Crossroad unless it's you know green and ready to go so I crossed the room well that makes you not sound like bad

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okay anyways so I was wait I crossed the road when it was safe to do so until was next to me and I was pushing her brother and she looked back and she found her dad's store on the pavement like waiting and pavement waiting to cross so she ran back

and she had no idea coming because I look so small and we were like oh my God and your brother's like coming in together both tried to rescue her but yeah it's not like I was gonna stop in the middle of the thing some children she panicked and wanted her daddy she she went back to him I thought he was gonna like leave him of course okay another memory another memory um just going to school going to school he always drops you off in the morning always drops me off in the morning he's always I can remember my mom used to drop me off to Nursery um reception most um all every day and then from then on it was mostly my dad's and yeah okay and you do things like you watch cooking shows together

Foodies together

that makes it sound like you guys cook regularly your dad's hardly been in the kitchen yeah but recently he has okay what two times in 11 years what then three times [Music] I'm just saying my opinion okay whoever comes in the kitchen every now and now I'm not saying he doesn't okay no but yeah I know what you're saying like when he does cook when he does cook he cooks with you yeah yeah he does he and lessons learned from um your daddy that you're gonna share this to all my kids and everybody is listening he has once told me when I was I'm gonna go to go to the store and tell you the moral of the story is and then

I was looking for something maybe in the freezer or in the kitchen and he told you to go get something you don't need to go get something and I looked and looked and looked and I pop a look I wasn't it wasn't just like a being lazy like a glass I was actually proper looking and I said and I went back to the room and said Bubba I can't find her the thing and he said look again I looked again didn't find it came back can't find it he said look with your brain your eyes going back okay let's get a little half and half of it I looked again and it was right in the face I'm not he was looking for I found and the moral of the story what did you realize there and then just your brains turned off and you're just looking with your eyes but you're missing what is right in front of your face so always look with your your brain know your eyes so your eyes are actually doing them doing the lucky or the object that does the looking but it's actually your brain that interprets what the vision is and so you need to have your brain you can't be moving you can't be moving your eyes can't find the cop where's the flower cup I can't find it because your brain's not not registering definition the flower cup is right there which is an interesting fact because a lot of people don't look with their brain look with their eyes my sister is notorious for that I've always told today you say so go get me whatever she'll be like I can't see it I'm like can you go get me the pen I don't know where it's not there I swear to God it's not there it's right there the pen is right there right there but yes I'm so it's a good advice actually I think that's quite clever and I'm gonna tell that to my kids that's good I think the thing that I've learned from my dad and I think I'm gonna teach my kids well I have taught you but I'm gonna hopefully you guys will teach your kids as well is that um I'll always try and explain your queries like your questions and your curiosity my dad did that with me like whenever I had a question for him he never shut me down or he never gave me one worded answers like he always used to this is a end of discussion and then say if I wanted to know yeah but why do we use blah blah blah like so like for instance my mom she wouldn't really engage in good conversation like it is what it is that's it like she doesn't have like time to talk but my dad would want to explain to me in details why this is blah blah blah what it's about so like if I say to him for instance um whereas if I have to say to him something like Bubba like how do you know that God exists for its face right he wouldn't say something like because our religion says so no he would say to me God exists because in this and there are like look at the sky or look at this look at the animals who do you think created them and he'll try and explain to me and he'll spend long time and I would ask more questions he doesn't he never gets fed up or bored or like like he wouldn't say oh come on he's like that's it he wouldn't be like I'm done stop asking me questions he should just like allow me to ask and then I'll bring another question and I think I I've done that with you I've allowed you to ask as many questions everything that you want to know I never it depends on the question is can I build them yes of course it depends on the questions if I'm asking about something that might give me the wrong message and I'm really young then you might have said I'll explain it to you when you're a little bit older yes that's true because if you'd explained it to me when I was really really young I would have been really confused about the wrong message and then it would have been a bad influence on me and my birth and then I would have done something or misunderstood it yeah absolutely it's all about choosing the right time to give the message to the child so that's really important it's picking the right time don't hold back the messages but you know you can pass it down that's more appropriate time so that's what I've learned from my dad and that's what I've learned I'm Panda down to you fun activities I remember doing something fun like for my dad like a game with him no my dad wasn't really fun person I would say I don't have very much fun memories with him um but he did he did used to always play this traditional game I guess it doesn't exist I don't know but you know whatever it's called Salah and so what you have to do right you have to put your hand on my thighs and you have to sit and visit each other and I taught this to you and you put your hand you put your hand on your laps and then put on the table well but I have to put my hand in my ear and then she has to move her hand before I slap it so as you missed she was so that was one game and the other game no I don't know if that's called Salah and the other game I used to play with him is you put your hand like this you cover your face and then you put your hand underneath your armpits which is quite weird but you have to cover your face and then there has to be a few of us so it'll be me my brother my sister my mom and then we have to cover her face and someone has to slap your hand and then you put Point your finger and then you turn around and everyone pulls her finger up and you have to guess who it is it's like murder okay murder mystery yeah you know the one that you play played at school yeah um when you wink at someone and they that it's similar but you have to slap them and we used to get really excited we used to do a couple lights

to try and revenge like if my sister was annoying me yeah that would be a time she'll be like oh my God and then you'll be that really angry and then if you guessed it wrong

to whatever is like if you guessed it wrong guessed it right whatever I'm confused you know everything's upside down but yeah that's the that's the games that I remember that's the end game

nothing activities

um coloring we do love puzzles puzzles coloring um we play games together like online games like Legos Legos we do a lot of Legos oh here's a fun one we build stuff so if it's ever a piece of furniture or like a picture frame or anything you need to physically build yeah or fix like mend I won't help him that's good and there's a little um what is it called the one that helps the Builder um DIY person DIY assist Bob the Builder DIY Derek yeah

um yeah that person okay she's the assistant basically yes all right okay cool uh and give me a positive like Role Models you know like Daddy is always a positive role model okay okay I'm already ready go on Daddy is always um even though he doesn't look at it he's always aware about what surrounds him like he could be that's what makes him clever he always always around what's around him what people are talking about um when someone's talking to him he might not like it might not he might look like he's ignoring you but he can hit everything and he and then he might turn around and say and he might be like whoa how did you know what I was gonna say but he doesn't look it um

um what was the last question again positive role models he's very polite in public he's very calm as well they come they're polite and then just I don't know something to do public he's very you make him sound like at home he's just like a totally different person no no at home he's no it's not polite he's really polite in general and he's calm at home he's kind of in his own world as well all the time all the time but he's but he's but he's still kind of aware if that makes sense yeah like he's in his world he's in the zone he's in the zone he's not he doesn't I think he's a man thing he doesn't care I think it's a daddy thing I think men when they get married and have kids they kind of go oh what happened there no but then I think my dad specifically is not just that at the same time he would be like what what happened like when he comes out of his Zone he's still connected he's

he's choosing to be in the zone he's like but he can still hear subconsciously he can hear everything it's like you know the distance like oh a fun fact by the way you know you can you sleep with the eyes open here you come everybody on this can yeah but they don't you we all sleep with our eyes open times our brain shuts down like let's say you're in class it looks like this when you're daydreaming is that what you mean yeah not a Daydream hey it's true I'll have to turn that fact okay not daydreaming not daydreaming because Daydream is like a little break from you you might as well like you are your brain shuts down okay we'll find out we'll find that out okay anyway she just went off topic let's go back to Daddy so Daddy's more like do you know what it is I think he doesn't want to be bothered I think he keeps his distance because he just doesn't want the headache I mean he's there yeah he's like a crocodile an alligator he's just looking and out of the blue but he's just like okay that's what animal bubble will be a crocodile yeah like you know the one Waters alligator crocodile and he's just like just under the water you can see everything I love the blue yeah let me help that's Daddy he just doesn't want to be disturbed you know left alone yeah he's peaceful but he can tell the difference when I need to I need to get out of my zone and when actually no the opposite I just said that yeah when I need to step in when I need to actually get out of my zone and when actually this can wait like it's not actually that serious but somebody's making it sound like it's super serious like me or my mom or somebody so my my dad is like my husband similar in the fact that he's out of the Zone but he doesn't choose to come back into the zones okay he's kind of like disconnected

and he has headphones on and he's not interested leaving headphones it's in your ears he's definitely not going to listen to us he's not interested but the positive role model the positive aspect of my daddy is um he has a very strong faith which I like so that's really good um he has really strong faces

not in two other things he has he's very active very active which your dad doesn't have I inherited the actor the activeness from my dad he's very active which I I love about him and he's actually quite open-minded so I remember like like he's because he's like an Arab he's a Muslim you know like he's always open to people no what I meant is like and he expects for instance you'd expect us to be like when we were younger to be married or to dress in a certain way or to wear the head job or whatever headscarf or whatever it is it wasn't like that it was just so true he was like you know get married if you do something but if you do something wrong like that is not like an option he will like tell you yeah that's awesome I've done that but he's also he's also so quite like laid back he's quite open-minded like a little bit liberal like he was he wasn't so strict on me like I remember he wasn't like my mom used to always try and you know encourage me to get married and whatever it's a cultural thing that they need to they need the girls to get married early but my dad's like no don't worry about your mom don't worry about her just ignore her live your life you know work study travel whatever it's like when you find someone and you fall in love with him then you tell me Daddy this is the one I want to marry then it will be okay but we're not doing this whole arranged marriage business he never believed in that and he wasn't like picky like he didn't he didn't ask me to put the veil on he didn't say anything about the way I dress or whatever it is he was cool we would go out we would you know come back late he was fine with that but that's like oh that's a bad example

because it's not really good to come back like depending on what age you're no I was obviously an adult please be specific 30 years old because whoever is um like somebody might have heard that my

fine to go out late

no they have to be 6 30 years old like 30. Lee to come back late like the maximum I might go and lay at maybe 15 16 would be like nine okay would you say nine I think mine is good no no not more than ten not 11 not 12. nine eight nine yeah that's good I think that sounds good because I'm a league I'm legally and it also depends on how mature the chance of course of course and you're super mature you're super mature okay next daddy how do you show love to Daddy and how to study um uh well my dad shows love to me by giving me a lot of attention and um that's a really engaging lots of kisses and Huggies and he's and he's always engaging with me he doesn't he doesn't like ignore me like she might like when I ask a question he might not answer it the second I was going you'd like if I ask what do you want to eat today he might go a few seconds five minutes later

that pauses her looking at me like angry well um and um then he'll answer me whenever he'll never like me he would always miss you dismiss me like he's always he's always engaging like if I'm with him he won't like even if he's on the phone like he will he'll look at me he'll acknowledge me but he won't like he won't he might be really busy he might not like do what I want him to do but he walks he knows I'm there he knows I'm there that's good that's nice so Daddy does um technology or whatever and he's very he's very affectionate and he's very passionate as well and I

that a lot of attention a lot a lot of your daddy's um and they give him lots of big big kisses and big hugs and she's his um your daddy's number one Defender yes always defended my daddy my daddy my daddy mommy my daddy I love him and I just giving them a lot of attention and affection really well your daddy took all the lovey lovey attention affection from his country his dad is really lovely my father-in-law he's very affectionate he's very he does the same thing he acknowledges you he looks you right dead in the eyes he's like listening to you attentively he's like I'm with you yeah yes I'm listening like even if somebody you know someone when they look at you they could be literally like thinking about it yeah daydreaming no no he would generally be listening to you like clocked on watching observing responding acknowledging like that's my dad on the phone like when he's listening he might be driving and he's thinking but no he's actually listening to the conversation so he can reply with an answer not um yeah I think you should bro yeah yeah it's like he's actually listening and then you're my father-in-law was also very lovely lovely he'd love kisses and Huggies and he gives smooches big smooches just like your daddy and you you're very much the same but unfortunately for my experience my dad is an opposite he never gave us a hug or a kiss ever and he's not attentive he doesn't listen to us

so I guess we'll skip

how does he show love I don't know how maybe inside he's but he doesn't show it that's the problem yeah he loves you like maybe more than anybody on Earth but he just doesn't show it yeah maybe he's just it's like how much does he love me yeah I don't I don't know how much

he loves me

but I show love to my dad even though he doesn't show it to me but I show my love to my dad by doing whatever he wants you know if he asks me for help I get it for him I'll do things for him I ask about him I call him I go see him I talk to him I listen to him I buy him gifts I occasionally attempt to embrace and give him a little hug or a little pat on the shoulder or a little kiss but he's very stiff and

can I just say arms on his side yeah and it's just like he's Rock he might he might he won't even lift his his arms to like Embrace he might lift his hand and what is it a seal a seal

and that literally will be it and it's like oh I love you too yeah we know the love is deep down somewhere inside you're not you don't want to show it yeah well he shows that she loved by giving us sweets and chocolates that's his thing yeah that's true okay so how leftovers because you don't need to you the bait out your granddad you know they're not always leftovers and he does give us money is uh sometimes generous like that okay um role of fatherhood has changed recently um

I think it has changed because I think back in the days dads didn't really do much they expected the mummies to do most of the things the dads just go to work they just go to work whenever it is and then just bring the money home and they're always teaching they're always with the son with the daughter the daughters always has to be just like the man and the son always would like their dad will come back from work and be like go get that ball and it wasn't small daddies are more like the discipline kind but I think the thought the roles have changed it's just especially I mean for me culturally perhaps maybe if I don't know about other cultures but like in our culture the men that's typically their their role is to go work come home expect to be fed and do nothing at home and expect the wife to do everything and then they just sit with the kids a couple of minutes five minutes you're right you know whatever and then that's it like their own study with them they don't take them to school they don't bathe them the dad just is like the dad's just the base behind everything he just gets the money he just gets the money and he just gets the money make sure we're alive and that's it yeah that's it that's it which is good which is a good role because without the money even we would struggle but I think recently things have changed well at least at least for your dad I can say for a fact if that was raised like the way I said yeah right so he he even at the beginning he expected he thought I'm just gonna go work and bring money and that's it but I think it's changed he's learned that actually he needs more of an accident and he participates and he's now more Hands-On and he's supportive he's more supportive and more Hands-On noises yeah anyway and I think that's changed like nowadays dads are different they're more they're more active they're more involved in the kids and they want to know what's going on in their lives and their friends and school and study and you know whatever it is and you know trying to teach them and not just discipline so I think that's how it's changed and I think also special father and daughter relationship a special bond they have I don't have a special bond with my Dad I'm sorry I don't have that I mean yes I guess daddy he's my daddy and yeah I

I don't know I guess I don't feel more like hey Daddy that like I don't have that kind of feeling towards him I think it's because of it has to do with the dance dance yeah yeah it has to do with the dad's dad because if you don't get that love then

yeah I guess so so that that that for that reason that's right that's why my dad is very that's why me my dad have such a strong connection because my dad is super loving no no I don't have that father's daughter bond I mean I think my dad has it with my sister because he's always felt more clue not closer to her but I think he seemed to not love her more but yes if para if K yeah they always say parents have what are their favorite whatever it is I think if that was the case I think he does love Layla but nobody should take that offensively no it doesn't no no no no no that's a good natural it's a natural thing that's fine but I think like I'm pretty sure secretly you and Rob I haven't seen no I don't have a favorite card

no I don't but anyway we're going back to Layla right so Layla my sister I think my dad favored her and he probably has she does have because she always like she always used to defend Daddy and like she used to always go to Bobo if she wants anything and you used to always say okay where Mom would say no mother would always say yes and I think yeah

yeah they have a cute relationship together but me no I don't have so sorry to say no special father-daughter Bond however see this he has one with her daddy because like you said because you have a good one with that and it exists well I'm a special person and as soon as you say daddy in a hot melts and she goes you shmoochy Smoochy and cute and he does as well and my daughter oh I wish you okay I literally am the one that starts getting Richie before him and you'd always think that some all the daughters are always like can't stop embarrassing me so give me kisses stop hugging me get on my hand just just just just just just walk next to me just don't don't don't do that it's really embarrassing but no my special woman my dad is that he's kind of like he's just kind of like my toy and he's not like he's not like my my brother he's not like my dad is it like my friend we just have so much in common like she said he's exactly like her well almost everything so I'm not including I thought you were a mini version of me so how is it that you think you're like a dad well I meant personality wise oh you look like me you mean I know no um no I'm joking I'm joking anyway I look like both of you what actually today you can you confess that I look like yeah you do that's not a bad thing

look like it look a bit like so your mini version mini version of daddy he understands you he understands me we both like sports we both like food um that's we like the same of everything like there's we have the same like clothing style we have the same food style like taste I mean stuff um

yeah and then gets me he makes you feel happy and he makes me feel happy whenever I'm around him I could have like a rubbish same thing as soon as he comes oh happy birthday

it's just like Daddy like I just get so happy yeah I'm in hospital and he just walks through the door and like ah you know just so excited and so happy so on that beautiful moment what would you like to say to say to you um I love you daddy that's a lot um you're the best keep being you don't stop and I can't wait till where life takes us in the future and I hope that you always have happiness and every day reminds you how much I love you and my brother obviously um yeah I love you lots and I'm on that note I'd like to say that I don't want to tell my dad to carry on being you because it's not the best but I want to say also but I do love you even though I don't want you to carry on being you but I love you forever not that you have much but I do love you and I will always love you and forever and ever and ever despite all our faults and our imperfections it'll always be my dad and I will always be here to serve you and to love you until we don't and may God give you great health and strength and happiness and a good after life in China I love you love you all daddies