Daddy's Little Girl

I am the quintessential Daddy's girl, being the youngest of three. There is something incredibly different about the relationship between a father and daughter that is almost magical. I was the little girl dressed for school at the construction site making sure the concrete forms were latched properly, I was the one wearing an empty tool belt around the house, and I was the one slathering my face with shaving cream to pretend shave just so that I could copy my father. My father has been someone I admire unlike anyone else in my life. He has an amazing talent when it comes to building and creating things. This weekend as I watched him work on the house, I realized that part of my desire to create and be more involved in my work comes from watching him work. It is amazing to watch someone do something they are truly good at and enjoy it. It is utterly inspiring.

He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.

Clarence Budington Kelland

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