My dad isn't the type to give big speeches or shower you with compliments.

But this Father's Day, when he saw I was having a rough week, he just quietly made my favorite breakfast and then left a perfectly organized, handwritten list of all the chores he'd already done around my apartment. That's how I know I'm loved.

My dad said he didn't need anything for Father's Day.

Ten minutes later, I found him in the garage, 'just finishing up' a project he started back when I was in elementary school.

I asked my dad what he truly wanted for Father's Day this year.

He just sighed dramatically and said, "Peace and quiet... and someone to stop touching the thermostat."

I asked my dad what he was most proud of as a father on Father's Day, and he smiled

and said, 'The fact that you're all still talking to me after all these years, despite my dad jokes.'