“I Love My Dad”

I am the resident parenting expert on a large online community for moms called Connected Moms. There is a forum on the site called “Personal Announcements”. I love to read them and today read one from a mom named Meg who posted this beautiful story about her dad. It reminds us how significant the small things in life are.

Here is her post:

I just love my dad so much, and had to share with y’all. I’ve always had a special relationship with my dad - - I’m definitely a “Daddy’s girl.” (I was probably a little spoiled growing up, as I was the baby of the family and the only girl!)

So, when we went to visit my family in July, my dad gave DH and me some extra cash, just for gas money and just because. Well, I called my dad a couple of days ago just to thank him for the cash, and I told him that it really helped us out that month and we put it towards our food budget. (Our budget isn’t that tight, but you know how an extra couple hundred dollars can really help!)

I also told my dad that I spent $12 of the money he gave us to get my nails done…something that I haven’t done in the year that we’ve lived here.

So, my dad called me yesterday to ask me if we would be home this morning, and I said yes, and he said okay, you’ll be getting a FedEx package.

So, we get a fedex envelope this morning:

A check from my dad for $112. He wrote a note that said:

Just because we love you both. Meg, you’ll know what to do with the $12. I love you, dad.

I started crying when I read that. Isn’t that the sweetest thing ever? HE sent us $100 just because, but he gave me money to get my nails done! I love him so much.