Okay, I know I've said this many, many times before, but I'm gonna say it again .... my daughter is the WORLD'S BEST DAUGHTER!! Seriously, she is. I raised her as a single parent, & there were many times when money was tight & we couldn't afford things, but she NEVER EVER complained. When she was JUST 15 years old she got a part-time job to buy her own school clothes, etc. When she was a few years older I bought a brand new car, which we shared, & she worked part-time in order to help me make the car payments. AND she did all of this while taking AP & Honors classes & making really good grades, AND she was on the Swim Team & the Water Polo Team! We didn't exactly eat gourmet meals, either, but she never complained about that. She cleaned her bedroom, her bathroom, & helped me take care of our dog, Gretchen, a miniature dachshund who had SEVERE separation anxiety as a puppy .... if you have ever experienced that you KNOW what I'm talking about!! It's NOT good at all!! When we shared a car she dropped me off at work at 6:45 am & then drove to school, then picked me up after work. She NEVER complained. When she was out of HS she lived with me & worked full-time, quite often double shifts & days off, to help me pay the bills, & we STILL shared a car. She knew that I had several chronic illnesses, such as Crohn's disease, fibromyalgia, & arthritis, & that working 40 hours a week was hard enough for me & that it was IMPOSSIBLE for me to work any overtime. Oh, & she took classes at the comm. college & paid for them HERSELF, too!! When I got really sick & was unable to work any more, she KNEW that our only option was to move from Orlando, FL, where all of her friends lived, to Homosassa, FL, a VERY small town, to live with my parents. She SAID it was fine with her & that she was happy to be moving there, with her grandparents, me, & 2 of her male cousins .... I'm pretty sure she was fibbing. LoL!! BUT .... she STILL didn't complain .... at least not to me. During that illness I had to go to LOTS of doctor's appts., & she and/or my mother always accompanied me & assisted me with a "procedure" that was VERY painful for me, & I'm sure for them as well. Basically, she has ALWAYS been there for me WHENEVER I have needed her, & she STILL IS!! Even when she was in HS she would NEVER have dreamed of abandoning me, if & when I needed her, for her friends or for anything.
I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH MY BABY GIRL!!
