Father’s Girl

I have been loved, favored and cared for by the man celebrating his 70th birthday today. I will not be where i am now if not for his sacrifices, his choices and his guidance.

When i graduated high school, the problem that arise the family was on how to support my college education. My father was 59 that time, he chose to stay with his employer in order for me to finish school. He had the hard time working, he is not getting any younger. So my hopes would be to ask support from my eldest step sisters. My father has a first family, he has five daughters. I belong to my father’s second family, the eldest of three. But my eldest step sister mocked me and said why would she send me to school, if ever she would help somebody to finish schooling it would be her sisters and nobody else. I was hurt, but my father was hurt most. But i know i made him the happiest when i gave him the diploma he long wanted! At one time in my life, i made him proud of me!

I would not know my step sisters selfishness extend not only to me or my mother and siblings but to our father. When he was hospitalized and bed ridden because of his diabetes they pay no heed to our call. They turn their back to him, never even visited him at the hospital. From all this i was hurt, but i know my father was hurt most. I always thank God that my family went through that toughest time in our lives with flying colors. Now my father is getting healthier everyday

I live a very difficult life because we are not financially rich but we are emotionally wealthy. I am so loved by my father. We are well-off by the over flowing love of my parents. I will live forever telling tales on how my father and mother made the ends meet just so i can have the life they don’t have. I will trade my life for my parents, i will be forever my father’s girl.