There was this one day, about a million years ago... I was in 5th grade. I was having a hard time with some of the girls in my grade. I never felt as cool as them or as pretty as them. They sure didn't make it easy to be their friend. This particular day I was really struggling, I hid in the bathroom and cried all of lunch. This wasn't unusual...but this day I couldn't take it anymore.
I called my daddy.
He drove to school and picked me up. He took me to get lunch...We ate some french fries and had a milkshake. He told me that I was a wonderful, beautiful, sensitive girl. He told me no matter what stage in life your in there will always be hard times and people who make us feel less of ourselves. But its how we feel about ourselves and how we treat others that counts.
He has always been the one person who can make things in life make sense to me.
I have held on to a letter that he wrote me my first year of girls camp. Among many of the sweet things he told me he said "I don't know how to tell you how much I love you but I'll try to show you"
Daddy, you have and continue to show me how much you love me.
I don't know how to tell you how much I LOVE YOU, but I hope I can show you.
Happy birthday daddy
Stopping by from Follow me Wednesday! Your blog is the cutest :) This is so sweet what you say about your dad!
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oh wow! that is a tear-jerker right there! makes me excited to see how my husband will be with our daughter! :) dads seem to always know the right thing to say at the right time...
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful Dad!!! This is very sweet! And I love your hair dark! You can pull of both colors so well, not many people can do that!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post.. Happy Birthday to your Dad!
ReplyDeleteWow thats absoultly lovely, i can relate to this as im struggling at the moment with people making me feel rubbish so reading this has heped thank you
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your dad. You're lucky to have such a special father in your life.
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Aw, a very happy birthday to him! Such a lovely post!
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That is so sweet! Your a very lucky girl to have such a wonderful father, happy birthday to him!
ReplyDeleteHoly cuteness. Love this post. Happy birthday to you dad!
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Stef
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Sweet post! Happy Birthday to your daddy. :)
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Melissa
what a sweet post!!! and what a great picture of you too!
ReplyDeleteoh my God, I do miss my father when read this post. my dad and my mom got divorce 2years ago and we live separated
ReplyDeleteoh, i do miss him :')
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My gosh Ashley what a sweet sentiment! I don't know if it's your words or the wine but I almost cried! There is a true difference between a father and a daddy and it sounds like you struck gold. This is the first time I've visited your blog, think I'll spend some time looking around, I'm loving it so far xx
ReplyDeleteThis made me bust into tears. Too early in the morning for crying! I was looking for a new Tuesday Link Party to participate in, but wanted to scope out the site before submitting. Thank you for sharing this lovely post. I love my daddy.
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