Kimo's Post 4.20.09

This past summer. My grandfather died. And I cried. But more importantly, my dad cried. This was difficult for us all, but only the second time I'd ever seen my dad cry. My dad, the Xtreme Naval Commander with The Iron Will had broken down and cried 6 months earlier, when he told me that he and my mom were getting divorced. And then he did it again. My grandfather was a great man, who's death greatly shook me. but my dad is also a great man, and seeing him cry was a huge milestone for me, as I am coming into manhood. I remember when he said to me through tears, "Trust me son. It takes a real man to show such a powerful emotion." My father, my mentor, my rock, my unchanging constant had cried. And I know that the day he dies I will cry. And he will be proud.