November 9th… Now there is a special day! Why? Simple. It is my oldest childs birthday.
Clancy Breeann turns nineteen today. That’s right, nineteen. The big 1, 9! It’s a weird age as I recall. In the eyes of most of society you are no longer a kid, but still not quite an adult. Heck, I missed my nineteenth birthday. I simply forgot it. Clancy seems to be totally non-concerned. She even had the audacicity to tell me she’s “getting old“.
“Getting old“?? My Gods! Youth is completely wasted upon the young!! :-/
I suppose that this birthday means more to me than it does to her. As I’ve written before, she recently moved in with us and began her Nursing studies at the University of South Alabama, (and currently a straight ‘A’ student. Yep, I’m proud!). Due to what became an ugly post-divorce, I’ve had very limited contact with my kids for years. It is the first time in those years that I will be able to give my daughter a hug and a kiss on her birthday rather than just a phone call. No matter what she gets for her birthday, there is no doubt that the biggest ‘present’ is mine – having her here with me.
Happy Birthday, Clancy! Daddy loves you.
“Proud Papa” Omar, out.
