Police officers have started to get a bad rep around here nowadays but...here's what you don't know.

That police officer you just yelled at and spit in his face? He has 5 children at home waiting to do their homework with him.

That police officer you just yelled the F bomb at as he pulled someone over for reckless driving? He just left the scene of a car crash that left a family dead.

I understand some choices that YOU see police officers may seem like the worst decisions possible but you've also never been in their shoes. You've never pulled up to the scene of a violent crime where you don't know what exactly is going to happen. With that said, neither do I. But sometimes, I can tell by my dad's body language when he walks through the front door.

As a police officer's daughter, I pray every morning when I hear the front door close that my dad will make it home.

As a police officer's daughter, my heart sinks when I hear on the radio or see on the news that someone in our blue family has been shot.

As a police officers daughter, I get scared to check any social media because, what if the first thing I see is, "Police officer shot, in fatal condition."

As a police officer's daughter, there is a immediate sigh of relief when the door opens and I can say "DAD?" and get a response, knowing that no matter how horrible his day was or what he went through, he's still around.

He's still around to protect you tomorrow.