Tatum O’Neal Wishes Dad Ryan a Happy Valentine’s Day as He Continues to Suffer from Poor Health
Tatum O’Neal is sending her father, Ryan, a special message on Valentine’s Day.
The 55-year-old actress shared a sweet photo of herself and the actor, 77, laughing on Thursday in what she described as “better times.”
“Dear Daddy, Happy St. Valentine’s Day! ?? I found a picture of us in better times,” she wrote in the caption. “I want to tell you that I am me because of you, and I mean all my good qualities.”
She continued, “The way I have taught my children the joy of irony and how to love. The ability to laugh ourselves. Love of movies. I wish things could be different that I could have made choices you could be more proud of. I have to live with myself and take pride in the woman I am today for better or worse.”
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“All I wanted, was for you to feel my love for you and know there is no preexisting reasons except that I love you!!” O’Neal added. “Just know that! Baby Mozart at your feet. Love your daughter 🥰😘👫”
Her photo comes just two days after she shared a now-deleted snapshot of her father receiving treatment for his heart.
“With my legendary dad !! Trying to get his heart fixed up!! 💔💔💘💖💟,” the Paper Moon star wrote in the caption.
In 2004, Tatum detailed her dysfunctional relationship with her father in her searing autobiography A Paper Life. After a bitter 20-year estrangement, O’Neal told PEOPLE Farrah Fawcett’s death in 2009 played “a very big role” in their reconciliation.
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“She brought us back together,” Tatum said in 2010. She also revealed it was her father who extended the olive branch.
“He told me he’s sorry. He’s all I have in terms of family, and I needed him in my life,” she shared at the time. “My dad was absolutely everything to me.”
