Worth a Thousand Words

To Speak with Authority

Howdy Friends,

Recently I had a deep revelation come out of my 2 year old daughter.  We were having one of those naptime events where she just would not cooperate.  No matter my mode of operation, there was no way she was taking a nap, so I gave up.  I lowered my head in defeat and let her out of her room.  She plopped down on the couch next to me and said, "Is it not naptime anymore?"  Looking her in the face I said, "I gave up on naptime today."  I could see the chain reaction in her thoughts, almost like slow motion, as her face became very animated, and with authority she said, "You don't give up on me dad!  You don't give up on me dad.....  you're.......  you're dad!"  As the words sank into my being and began to resonate, my eyes became wide in amazement.  Humbled I said, "I won't ever give up on you.  I'm your dad and you're right, dads don't give up on their kids."

Wow.

 Hope to see you at the mall pond,

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