tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383484997934579087.post6547365193256385624..comments2023-08-20T03:51:58.681-04:00Comments on Drift Away: I Gave Away My DaughterDave Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521055331641320893noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383484997934579087.post-59723865217766328712012-12-09T07:41:52.013-05:002012-12-09T07:41:52.013-05:00I get it, Dave. I once had a participant at a sem...I get it, Dave. I once had a participant at a seminar ask what achievement I was most proud of... without a second thought, I said, "Our daughter. We made and raised a good person. She worked with us in our business, but later decided to be a teacher. She is doing more than just teaching math, she is making these students better people. I couldn't be more proud."<br /><br />"Giving her away" at the wedding was strictly symbolism. She was her own person as an infant; grew and blossomed. I look at her and marvel at the blend she is of the two of us. No matter the miles, we are close. We love the man she married... I jokingly call him "the son I never wanted." ;-) He is a good man. They take good care of each other (she learned that from us).<br /><br />What they say about "not losing a daughter, but gaining a son," turned out to be true for us. Congrats on that special day, Dad - you did your Daddy duty... but, she will forever be your little girl. You can't give that away.Captain Jim and the Blondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584031127562111531noreply@blogger.com