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| My princesses! |
As everyone knows I have 3 daughters. Our haphazard planning of their births has left me with quite a phenomenon. I will be attending 16 Father/Daughter sweetheart dances by the time my girls have left grade school. After tonight I have attended five, so I am not even a third of the way through yet!
As the years have gone by these nights have become more routine and fun for me. As many of you know I am not always a social butterfly. Small talk to me is "Hey! Whats up?" - done. I have gotten a bit better in my older age, but not much. Sitting around and talking to guys I don't know doesn't come easy to me. My answer to this is to try to get out and dance with my girls and really laugh and have fun with them! They even had me dancing to "Poker Face" tonight.
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| Proud dad and his beautiful Ailey and Abby! |
The neat thing about having daughters is that they are very aware of your feelings all of the time. Boys could care less what you're doing, much less care about how you feel. My girls on the other hand are always concerned for their father's well being, and I for them. It is really a touching thing to have your 8 year old daughter worry that you might be sitting alone and might be uncomfortable in a situation, and actually intervene and pull you out on the dance floor to have some fun! This is what they call emotional intelligence from what I hear. It ain't one of my strong suits - or so I am told! I feel like having three daughters is like taking crash courses in the subject though! I have become much more aware of the way they feel, and how to react in certain situations to make them feel better. I'm not perfect but I feel like this old dog has learned a few new tricks!
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| My First Baby - Abby - You are beautiful my love! |
I have attended 5 of these events with Abigail now, and I am a little saddened that next year will be our last year together at a father/daughter dance. Abby and I really share a special bond between father and first daughter. We can hang together all day and just enjoy each others company. When nothing else can calm Abby, my presence can usually soothe her. She is such a delight to be with, and I have enjoyed watching her become the young lady that she is. I may well find my eyes welling up during our spotlight dance next year. She informed me tonight after the dance that we will have to have our own dance every year after grade school ends. My lovely daughter - as long as my legs will carry me and you want to dance with your old man, I will be here! See below for some video highlights of the night!
Love,
Your Wacky Dad
