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An Open Letter To My Dad

Dad's are always a girl's best friend.

Vicky Bray
Sep 19, 2016
Eau Claire, WI
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An Open Letter To My Dad

Dear Dad,

I just wanted to take a second or two and just say thank you. Thank you for fighting the monsters, thank you for warning me about boys, thank you for carrying me to bed when I fell asleep in the car, thank you for teaching me to be independent, and thank you for teaching me to get my hands dirty.

You are my first best friend (besides mom) and the most important. From an early age, you teach me life's most important lessons. Even when I didn't listen to you, you didn't tell me "I told you so." You helped me get out of trouble and helped teach me a valuable lesson. Thank you for picking me up when I fall.

You let me play with your hair and paint your fingernails and somehow convinced you to paint my own. You played pretend with me and Barbies. You were such a good sport. You showed me what a gentleman should act like and it's your fault I have high standards for guys.

No matter how old I get, I will always be your little girl. I will always be the little girl who helped you mow the lawn, I will always be the little girl that would make you watch sing-a-longs until your ears bleed, and I will always be the little girl who you rode bikes with to the park. I may be able to mow the lawn myself, I may be the girl who doesn't watch sing-a-longs anymore, and I might be the girl who can drive herself. I know for sure that I will always be the girl who will need her dad.

I will always need you when my car makes a funny noise, I will always need you when I need someone to fix an appliance, and I will definitely need you when I am second guessing my life choices. Most importantly, I need someone who will support me (along with mom) 24/7 and let me make my own mistakes.


Love always,

Your little girl

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