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A Daughter's Letter To Her Dad

You were my first best friend, and my first love.

Jordan Pinsky
Jul 30, 2016
Endicott College
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A Daughter's Letter To Her Dad
Jordan Pinsky

Dear Dad,

I used to call you daddy as I ran around the corner in my feety pajamas, slipping and falling at your feet when you came home from work. I used to fall asleep on your chest while you watched football, and pretended to be your hairdresser (I now know you tricked me into it so I could rub your head). Looking up at the clouds after we both mowed the lawn (mine blew bubbles while yours actually cut the grass) was our favorite passtime, and going on bike rides on the weekends was our little adventure. You were my first best friend and my first love.

Even though I don't run into your arms anymore and sit outside staring at the sky with you, you are still my best friend and my first love. As I have grown older, so has our relationship. You have taught me lessons all the way from how to hold a fork to how to (or how to attempt to) budget my money. You pushed me when trying to ride my bike for the first time, and you pushed me to get my first job. I have gone from crying in your arms about scraping my knee to crying about a broken heart; you still hold me just as tight.

You are always the most supportive person, even though you may not always agree with me. You inspire me to follow my goals and my dreams, no matter how strange or crazy they may be. I always feel like I have the most supportive person in my corner, and that's because I do.

I have the best role model of a man that anyone could have. You were my first date, first man to buy me jewelry and flowers, and the first slow dance I had while I stood on your feet. I once read that girls often set the bar to the standards their father showed them growing up. My bar is set pretty high because of you.

Putting my love for you in words is nearly impossible. I am thankful for all that you have done for me in my life, and all that you will do for me in the future. You are the best dad a girl could ask for. I may not say it enough, but I truly do appreciate you. I love you always, and I will always be there for you just as you are always there for me.

Love,

Your Daughter

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