My dad and I don't have one of those huggy and kissy relationships. The first dance at my wedding was to "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac. We have always had a fun relationship with similar taste in music and movies. We are very open and honest and aren't embarrassed by anything. Though it may seem an awkward choice, I bought my dad a Guns N Roses CD a few years back.
When I was in high school I used to bowl a lot. We used to travel out of state for bowling tournaments. We would drive listening to Pearl Jam or more Fleetwood Mac. We must have talked and talked about everything and anything but yet nothing in particular comes to mind, just the presence, the experience, the journey.
I always had a good relationship with my parents. I didn't go through all the teenage bull that so many kids do. We would sit and watch TV, listen to music, and chit-chat, again about nothing in particular that I remember though I remember clearly that no questions were off-limits. I think that has made me the type of mom I am today.
Daddy's little princess was not something I would ever call myself. When my dad was in a bad mood, though, I was always sent in. Somehow, he was never mad around me. I could defuse his fuse. I was more like daddy's little tomboy, which suits me just fine.
Princesses don't play HORSE in the driveway, go camping, play in the dirt, chop their hair off to keep from having to brush it much, wear pants almost exclusively and own a closet full of t-shirts. Tomboys don't own curling irons, hair dryers and makeup.
This tomboy is a different sort of daddy's girl. I don't think he would have it any other way, either. Love you, dad!
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