It is a well known phrase that diamond's are a girls best friend, but I am here to tell you that this well-known phrase is utter bull-crap. A girl's true best friend is her daddy.

I have been blessed with many things in life, but my dad beats all of them. Growing up, he would always watch Scooby-Doo with me, take me to movies, take me to a little place called "Golf and Games" when I was good, and most of all, he would work hard to make sure I got everything I wanted, when I wanted it.

A lot of my friends (and my boyfriend) comment on how spoiled I am, and yes, it's true.

I am very spoiled and 95.7% of the time, I'm absolutely not grateful or deserving of my being spoiled. I love my dad more than life, but I don't always show it. Most of the time I am super undeserving of everything I get, but he supplies me with it anyway because he loves me and I'm daddy's little girl.

My dad is one of the most hardworking, genuine, kind, and goofiest people I know. He is a kid at heart, and as I've gotten older, him and I have kind of found it harder to do things together due to the fact that I'm getting older, and there is not much we enjoy doing together.

Our thing has always been movies.

I totally believe that my love for film has come from my father because he has been taking me to the movies ever since I was tiny. He has taken me to see tons of movies, but going to the movies was never what it was about.

It has always been about him and I, and the way we bond over talking about how great or dumb the movie was. Our movie-going has been one of the two things that have remained constant throughout our years together, the second thing being how much he loves and supports me.

Although my mom was the one that was super active in everything I did, my dad never missed an event. Whether it be a softball game, bowling tournament, choir concert, award ceremony, or musical performance, dad was always in the front row cheering me on. He is my most silent supporter, but my most important influence.

With everything I do, I strive to gain his approval and his pride. We butt heads more than one may know, but through the hardships and greatest moments, he is still the best thing that life has to offer.

My dad, my wonderful, loving, kind, caring, amazing dad, is the one person that has never, ever reprimanded me. He has never pointed a finger down at me and scolded me, he has never once told me that I couldn't do something, he has never been negative toward my failures or my trials and tribulations, he has simply just been there when everything went wrong.

He's not very good at comforting me when I have tears streaming down my face from not making a show choir, but he is there in ways that matter. It's the random "I love you," texts, or asking how I'm doing, or the handwritten letters in my care packages I get at college, or even just calling to talk to me.

He understands me, and even if he didn't give me all of the wonderful material things that he does, I'd still love him regardless because that's my daddy, and my dad is the best dad.

He is my cheerleader, my movie buddy, my sanity, and my best friend. If only he knew how truly grateful I am for him, he'd be extremely overwhelmed at the love I have for him and everything he does.

Your dad may be great, but mine is better.

Thank you, Daddy, for all that you do. I love you always, and regardless of my age, I will always be your baby.

Love,

Your Jewel.