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he father of a daughter is nothing but a high-class hostage. A father turns a
ony face to his sons,berates them, shakes his antlers,paws the ground, snorts,
ns them off into the underbrush, but when his daughter puts her arm over his
oulder and says, "Daddy. I need to ask you something,"he is a pat of butter
in a hot frying pan. —Garrison Keillor rr
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' ;. Kaitlyn,when I think of the above phrase and the words to my favorite
song from Bob Carlisle"Butterfly Kisses;- She was sent here from
heaven,and she's Daddy's little girl." I cannot stop the moisture in my
eyes from flowing. A daughter may outgrow your lap,but you will
never outgrow my heart. I have seen your first steps,your first bruise,
/ j— your first A,your first pitch, the first day with keys to your car in hand,
and the most feared thing a may father see—your first boyfriend.
• Hopefully in time you will come to understand that as a father, I made,
decisions some right and some wrong,but always with your best interest
,- in mind. I am proud as always— Love Dad.
Kaitlyn, from the first time I saw your face, I knew you were
destined for greatness. I have been there to kiss your cuts, for your
first love,and to pick up you when you fell down. You have been a•
there for me, when I needed a friend. So it is true when I hear these
ords- A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend. My �r ' /
ly hopes and dreams for the future are that you continue the path
you have chosen and complete your dream of becoming a
pediatrician. I Love you my baby girl—Mom J_- • r -
Suddenly.through birthing a daughter, a woman finds herself face to face
not only with an infant, a little girl,a woman-to-be,but also with her own
unresolved conflicts from the past and her hopes and dreams for the
future.... As though experiencing an earthquake,mothers of daughters
may find their lives shifted, their deep feelings unearthed,the balance
struck in all relationships once again off kilter. —Elizabeth Debold and
,�- - __ Idelisse Malave
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