So today, she is starting to grow out of being a little girl and starting the journey to being a teenager, then young lady, and finally a independent woman. I am not looking forward to this journey. I am preparing for it, and doing my best to help her become all of these because I want her to be an independent woman, but I am already dreading it. See right now I am a Super Hero, Bigger than Life Can Do Anything Dad who she adores. I know that as she ages, she will see the chinks in my armor and trust me there are many. But right now in her eyes, there are none. Once she realizes that I am not Bigger Than Life, she will start to see that the entire world is not as rosy as she thinks it is. That is what I dread. I want her to always think the world is great. I can't have the Santa Claus discussion again, because although she was the one that was crying; it almost killed me. I made it through writing this post barely and thus will not be re-reading it.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LU! DAD LOVES YOU!