It's not pretty, but worth reading. <3
Her hair was up in a pony tail, her favorite dress tied with a bow. Today was 'Daddy's Day' at school, and she couldn't wait to go. But her mommy tried to tell her, that she probably should stay home. Why the kids might not understand, if she went to school alone. But she was not afraid, she knew just what to say. What to tell her classmates of why he wasn't there today. But still her mother worried, for her to face this day alone. And that was why once again, she tried to keep her daughter home. The little girl still went to school, eager to tell them all. About a dad she never sees, a dad who never calls. There were daddies along the wall in the back, for everyone too meet. Children were squirming impatiently, anxious in their seats. One by one the teacher called, a student from the class to introduce her daddy. As the minutes slowly passed, at last the teacher called her name, every child turned to stare. Each of them was searching, for a man who wasn't there. "Where's her daddy at?" she heard a boy call out. "She probably doesn't have one," another student dared to shout. The words did not offend her, as she smiled up at her Mom. And looked back at her teacher, who told her to go on. And with hands behind her back, slowly she began too speak. And out from the mouth of a child, came words incredibly unique. "My daddy couldn't be here, because he lives so far away. But I know he wishes he could be here, since this is such a special day. And even though you cannot meet him, I want you to know he loves me very much. I know if he didn't live so far and was with me and mommy, he would've told me stories to make me go bed, teach me to ride a bike. We we would've shared fudge sundaes and ice cream cones. And he would've carried me on his shoulders so I would be high above everyone else and I'd be daddy's little girl and have that man I love so much." And from somewhere in the crowd of dads, her mother stood shedding a couple tears. Proudly watching her daughter, who was wise beyond her years. For she stood up for the love of a man not in her life. Doing what was best for her, doing what was right. And then she said, staring straight into the crowd, "I love my daddy very much, he's my shining star. Even though he's not here today or hasn't called in years, I know he loves me." And there her mother was trying to fight the tears because all that her little girl said was a lie, her father lefted them when she was only 3. He had nothing to do with her and yet she stills believes in him, hoping one day he will come back even though the mother knows he never will.
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