A Series Of Fortunate Events

So, my father has been the most important figure in my life.  He is no one special, just a regular guy that got a degree in engineering and did that for 30-some years, but he has been so much more to me.  He has been there for me through everything and it has been a true blessing.  Now that I'm getting older and closer to my departure from home, I realize how much I'm really gonna miss him.  He makes me laugh even when I don't want to talk to him, his stupid cheesy smile (that I unfortunately inherited) makes every situation a little more comfortable, and even when I let him down, he trusts me enough to try again.  He has been a fountain of grace to me and I don't know how he does it.  I guess he knows that kids will be kids and as we get older, we want to branch out and become something more than we have seen.  I really don't know how I'm going to survive when he goes, he has been my best friend for years.  My only friend for years.  I don't think he ever really knew it, but I don't have many friends that I talk to about anything.  My father has been my closest confidant for as long as I can remember.  There isn't much that I can keep from him, and when I do keep something from him, it hurts me.  I don't like him being out of the loop.  I guess I'm not a regular teenager since I don't keep things from him.  Well, I would rather have the father that most teens don't have then be a regular sneaky teenager any day.  My father is the most important person that I have ever been given and I wouldn't give him up for anyone else in the world.