I recently re-watched the Twilight movies, because we all need a bit of "junk food" once in a while, right? Anyway, in addition to that tricky decision of which kind of guy I'd like to sweep me off my feet (Jacob wins), I found myself falling in a different kind of love with another guy - Charlie.
Charlie Swan, Forks police officer and lonely divorcee is the awkward, estranged father of teenager Bella Swan. Since Bella's mother left with her when she was just a baby, his time with her was short and he never saw her grow up, apart from those random summers she spent with him over the years.
To many he may seem a strange sort of father figure; a second class model, perhaps, lacking many of the great fatherly essentials. But whilst re-watching the series - especially the wedding scenes, for some reason - I realised that I feel otherwise.
Whilst watching his reaction to his daughter moving out and on with his life, I noticed that Charlie loves Bella - he really loves her. He actually cares. He's upset when she's hurt; he's content when she's happy. And he's sad when she's leaving.
So while Charlie might seem a little awkward and unsure at times in his interactions with his daughter, I feel like he has one of the most important qualities of a father: love. And I would be so lucky if he was my dad.
