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Daddy's Little Girl . . . A storyApr 27 '01 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line Be honest, loving and understanding . . . the rest will come.
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Kati. Kati's parents got divorced before she was one year old. Of course Kati was too young to understand what was going on at the time, but as she grew older, she started asking questions. "Why isn't Daddy here, Mommy?" asked Kati. "Because your father is a bum and doesn't pay child support, nor does he show up on time on the weekends for visitation." replied Mommy. Kati still didn't understand, but she had a step-dad now, he was always around. After a few more years went by, Kati's real dad started coming around more often. Kati would get very excited when it was time to go with her daddy. Every Saturday he would pick her up at 9 a.m. and head off to breakfast. After breakfast, they would go back to Kati's daddy's house and play games, read books, or sing together while Daddy played his guitar. Then Sunday would come . . . another fun filled day like Saturdays. But at 6 p.m., Kati would have to go home to her mommy. Kati would cry everytime she had to hug her daddy goodbye, but she had to go home to her mom. Daddy said so. A few more years went by. Kati was now 12 and starting to ask more questions. "Daddy, Mommy says you're a liar and a bum. She said you abandoned us when I was little and you never paid her child support. Is this all true?" asked Kati. "Honey, someday we'll sit down and have a long talk about everything . . . when you are old enough to understand." replied Daddy. As Kati got older, she had so many questions that still went unanswered by her father. Her mother ALWAYS had an answer though, just not the ones Kati wanted to hear. A couple days after Kati's 21st birthday, she went back to her father and asked all the same questions. Her father's reply went something like this: "Kati, people make choices in their life . . . some good, some bad. When two people fall in love and have children, then fall out of love, the children are sometimes put in the middle. I never answered your questions before because I didn't want to put you in the middle. What happened between your mom and I had NOTHING to do with you. I had no reason to ever talk bad about your mom, like the way she talked to you about me. I never abandoned the both of you, you're mother threw me out. I didn't pay child support for 2 years because I didn't have a job, a car or a roof over my head. As soon as I got settled, I immediately paid child support PLUS money from the 2 years previous. And I didn't show up at your house on the weekends because your mom wouldn't let me see you if I wasn't paying support. I'm so sorry that you didn't understand all those years, but you were just too young. I don't want you to ever think I didn't love you, want you, or need you in my life. You are my little girl and no one can take that away." Moral of this story . . . Everyone makes mistakes, even fathers. And no matter what anyone says, as long as you do what's right, it will turn out for the best in the long run. Choose what is appropriate or not appropriate for your child. Most of the time, kids won't understand until they are adults too . . . sometimes not until they have children of their own. I love my father more than anything in this world. I think it's what my father DIDN'T say, that made us closer. I respect him for his honesty and his love. I couldn't have asked for a better dad. Thank you for reading this  |
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