Honestly, lets cut to the chase. There has been so much hate about police over the past few years, and I do not think that people fully understand the situation. Yes, some of them step out of line, but I do not support that. I do, however, stand for my father's profession even when he is getting hate during the day and night protecting the people that need him most. Not everything about being the daughter of a policeman is awesome, but I would never change it for the world. This is how I grew up my entire life, and this is how I was raised.
My mother and I will sometimes go days on end without seeing my dad. Whether it is because he is working night shifts or because he decided to pick up overtime, it does not change the fact that he is missed in our house tremendously. He is so loved, and we always wish him a safe shift before he leaves. There is nothing more that we want than for him to come home safe every night after putting his life on the line time and time again.
On the other side of things, he has taught me things like nobody else could. Of course him and my mom make an amazing team, but there is something about a man that has seen it all that makes him the perfect protector. Of course, having one daughter is not easy, and well... I definitely commend him for his strength with that! Mom raised me to be wildly independent, while dad taught me how to have the self control that I needed to stay safe. It is also pretty cool because he seems to know everyone, and he is not scared to introduce me and get my name out there. I am only 18, and I am pretty sure that I have seen someone almost everywhere that I go that knows me or my dad (or both) that greets me with a smile.
I adore that (although, I am spoiled by this aspect). He is always looking out for me. He knows exactly when to let me be on my own and when to step in and use his job to help out. I do not think I could ever be more thankful, to have a man in my life that has not stopped supporting and loving me since the day I was born. Having a dad as a police officer is so amazing. Whether it is his pride in me to show me off to his work friends, or it is his determination to teach me something new about the law or just the world around us. He is not in uniform all of the time (obviously), and when he is not, he is helping my mom and I around the house or teaching me new things about my car. He is the best handyman that we know of, and I do not think that anything would change that.
There is nothing that I hate more than the people that categorize police as scary or harmful, when I have my life long best friend risking his life for strangers. I ask that people take into consideration their lives outside of the badge and uniform because, for the most part, it is much different than their life on the job. Remember what they willingly do for their communities, and remember to thank them. Their roles in the world are so important, and coming from the girl who sees him as a huge part of her world, I do not think enough "thank you's" could ever make up for everything he has done.
