父女约定 A promise kept
<p>父亲不是个感性的人，但是女儿知道，他是“最亲的老爸”。虽然他不轻易表露自己的情感，但他做出的承诺却很持久。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="divorces">divorces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heartaches">heartaches</span>, <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kept">kept</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sentimental">sentimental</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> “<span word="ooohhing">ooohhing</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="ahhing">ahhing</span>” <span word="over">over</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mushy">mushy</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>...</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sorely">sorely</span> <span word="tested">tested</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chores">chores</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="despondent">despondent</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dad">dad</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="evident">evident</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="grieved">grieved</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="numb">numb</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="praying">praying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span>, <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Krissie">Krissie</span>...<span word="his">his</span> <span word="Noodles">Noodles</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="folded">folded</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="note">note</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>: “<span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daddy">daddy</span>.”</p>
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