| It's your dad's birthday and you are going to have | | | | We don't say thank you often enough. That's a |
| a party but what will you say when you toast | | | | fact but you can use that father's birthday |
| him? If you were celebrating your mother's | | | | speech to show him how much you appreciate |
| birthday you speech would probably be more | | | | how much he has done for you over the years. |
| emotional but dads usually don't do emotion. That | | | | You can mention the things you love most about |
| doesn't mean of course that your speech can't be | | | | him and the fondest memories you have of times |
| loving. It merely means that you should have | | | | shared. You can speak of family vacations and |
| light-hearted touches to it. Whether he is a | | | | going swimming together or of getting lost on the |
| doctor, a fireman or a plumber your dad is a very | | | | way to your destination. You don't have to |
| important person in your life. After all without him | | | | speak about every vacation of course but choose |
| you wouldn't be there at all. That's a fact you | | | | the one that lingers in your memory as being |
| might mention in your speech. You might say that | | | | great fun, or even a great disaster! |
| fathering you it was probably the most important | | | | You can speak more seriously about how he has |
| thing he has ever done! | | | | stood by you at all times or how he has |
| As his son or daughter you are obviously the right | | | | supported you when you were in trouble. We |
| person to make such a speech. After all you | | | | often take our fathers for granted but we |
| know him better than most. You have the | | | | shouldn't. They are human and even the shyest |
| background knowledge that will add to a father's | | | | father will love to know he is appreciated. Saying |
| birthday speech. Your speech can mention | | | | publicly how important he is in your life will make |
| incidents over the years. You can speak about | | | | him feel good about himself even if he is slightly |
| how he played games with you in the park, how | | | | embarrassed. So that father's birthday speech is |
| he helped with homework or how he advised you | | | | your opportunity to tell him that he is definitely |
| on your career options. Your father's birthday | | | | the best father in the world! |
| speech should reflect your relationship with him. | | | | |