A Retched Robbery

So I have my first prom tomorrow night. I should be excited...right? I was. But now I can't be. My daddy drove three hours to come see my little sister for her 8th grade graduation. (He may not live with us but he is very much a part of our lives) During the ceremony I had a saddening thought. My father won't be able to see his oldest daughter get all dressed up for her first prom. He won't be able to greet my boyfriend at the door with his rifle and give him the traditional warning a southern father gives. He won't be able to look at me while I wait on my date and assure me that I look absolutely beautiful. And this all breaks my heart. Because he's my daddy and I love him more than anyone else in the world and this is a huge milestone that we're both going to miss. A precious memory that will never be made. The entire time I've been writing this I have been sobbing uncontrollably listening to the song Cinderella and it makes me cry even more because it's about a father dancing with his daughter because he knows every moment is precious and that "all too soon the clock will strike midnight and she'll be gone". Yes, I am in fact in my feelings and I believe I have a right to be. And all of this because a stupid mistake 13 years ago has robbed us of very possible moment we could have had together. Ladies, if you have your father with you, be thankful. You may think he's too strict sometimes or you may think he's lame or too attached, but embrace it. Embrace every moment you have with that man because all too soon the clock will strike midnight and your time will be gone.

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