......Gimme a goddamn hug Internet stranger!
Thanks man, sincerely. I don't really have anything that I'm proud of other than her. I did my time in the Army and all, I'm educated a few times over, but I've never truly been 'good' at anything, obviously good, except being a dad. I don't allow myself to indulge in self complimentation, as I don't believe I deserve it in any way..... except for parenting. My daughter is my best friend in the universe, and she is smarter, braver, stronger, more outgoing, she's better in every single capacity than me, and I'm so fucking proud of her for it. She has the highest math scores in her school district currently as of the last round of standardized testing, but I don't really care so much about that, though I am proud. I've always told her that I'm far more proud of her awards she gets for being kind and giving her time to others in band, in STEM club, when she teaches kids how to play chess or an instrument, when she lets the shy kids be DM at her dungeons and dragons club, I'm so fucking proud of her kindness and empathy, as that's what this crazy ride is all about if you ask me, just being good to your fellow man and helping others whenever you can, as life is too tough to go it alone sometimes ya know? We all need help sometimes, especially me, as I can be an emotional wreck at times, and she's always the first to tell, even over my wife. As I said earlier, today's her birthday, and to celebrate she spent all week drawing art of her friends' favorite Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen characters so she could gift them all today at her party. I was over here trying not to cry like a bitch as she gifted her friends all this art for her birthday, and then they started crying and I'm essentially sprinting out of the dining room so they don't see me weeping like a little bitch lol. "Yeah no, I'm just getting the dishes going, I'm fine, just a lot of dishes to do."
I can't sit here and say it was all me man, as I really do feel like I just got lucky in some ways as I wasn't always such a kind person. I was kind of a prick back in highschool, and somehow she is just the kindest human ever, filled with nothing but love. I won't give all of that credit to me, as the vast majority of credit goes to her for being such a goddamn outstanding human of her own volition, and then of course my wife deserves far more credit than I, but I like to think I had at least some small part in it, and I am beyond proud of that. That small part I had is very easily, by leaps and bounds, my greatest accomplishment on this Earth and always will be.
Thanks for the lovely statement brother.