A lot of people have a great relationship with their Fathers, and I think that's amazing. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case.

I never knew the meaning of being a "daddy's girl," but I always wanted to be that.

I strived to make one person in my life happy, unfortunately it was the one person that couldn't give two sh*ts about me. Honestly, that was one of the biggest and most freeing revelations of my life, I realized after a long time of trying to become someone else for my father, that it just wasn't worth it.

My dad was always the cool guy in the room, he's the guy that makes everyone laugh and seems so nonchalant about it. The truth is that it was all a huge facade. I feel like a lot of girls out there should be able to relate.

Your dad is the one male figure you look up to the most, right?

Well, that isn't always true, I've talked to a lot of women that have chosen to look up to their dad for the longest time, and that has only gotten them into big trouble. Whether it's always falling for the bad boy or feeling like as a woman you don't get the same respect as a man, it doesn't matter. You slowly become someone you don't even recognize, you compromise yourself for someone you respect more than anyone else.

I lived for the one time a year that I got to go to my Dad's house and spent a week with him, I waited anxiously for him to pick me up and to go on some crazy adventure... To have some philosophical debate and to feel like someone finally understood me in the way I wanted to be understood. Eventually, as I grew up, I was lucky enough to realize that I would be disappointed most of the time.

I realized that there was emotional abuse there, whether I gained a few pounds since the last time he saw me or wasn't smart enough.

I wouldn't find the solace that I was searching for. All I would find from that trip was that my dad wasn't the man that I thought he was. He wasn't a man that deserved respect, he was a man who was just as lost as a teenage girl. The difference was that I knew I would eventually find my solace, I knew that I was strong and that I would find my piece of mind. I also knew that my dad never would, I knew that I couldn't put all of my trust in him because that would eventually hurt me more than it hurt him.

So, to all of the young women out there with a father who constantly lets you down, I have a few words of advice. Stop waiting for him to surprise you, stop waiting for him to become the person you always wanted to be there. That day may never come, so be strong and be you, don't compromise yourself whether it be for your father, your boyfriend, or for anyone.

You are beautiful and you deserve respect for being above all of the stupidity that you have had to deal with.