Months ago I wrote about the father who never loved me, and although everything I said in that was true I luckily had another dad my whole life who loved me more than anything. He may not have been there the day I was born or heard my first words or watched me take my first steps but my stepdad was the one who sat with me and picked lice out of my hair, he was the one who played catch with me every day, he was the one who coached my championship winning team. From the time we met when I was 2 he loved and adored me like no other.

Stepdad is not even the right term for him, he is my dad. He was the one who raised me my whole entire life. He was the shoulder I cried on and the parent who always caved when I wanted something. When I was younger and we’d go out and public he would introduce me solely as his daughter. I was his little girl and forever will be.

So thank you, Dad, for all you’ve done for me in life. I may not always seem that appreciative of it but I am. You loved me even when you didn’t have to and have continued to show me nothing but love every other day of my life. You taught me more life lessons than I can count. You were the one who showed me how to hit and throw a softball and you caught millions of pitches I threw over the years.

I want you to know I’ll always be your little girl no matter how old I get. I want you to know you’ll always be my favorite guy in the whole entire world. I want you to know I’ll always look up to you. I want you to know I aspire to have a love like you and my mom have. And most of all I want you to know I’ll always be so thankful you came into my life and gave me such an unconditional love.

Forever your little girl

~KiKi