Dawson's Creek, Season 3

Mitch:
The night you were born I cried like a baby.

Dawson:
Did you really? I didn't know that.

Mitch:
I think I cried for 24 hours straight. Holding you, so small in my arms, I never knew I could love anything so much, so fast. So utterly. Part of me was terrified. Raising a son is more a matter of faith than most people know.

Dawson:
So's being one.

Mitch:
You're right. I think I realized something today.

Dawson:
What?

Mitch:
That my job as a father, isn't to give you the whole picture, because the truth is, I can't see it myself. My job is to try and help. And every now and then, fit a piece of the puzzle.

Dawson:
You have helped me dad.

Mitch:
I hope so. But your future, your expectations… they belong to you. Don't let anybody stand in the way. Not even me.

Dawson:
You always pushed me to be my own person. To think for myself. I just did what you taught me.