It's funny that you mention marrying a man just like our fathers. I had that conversation with my dad the other day. He is the most kind and compassionate man you will ever meet. The ironic thing is he didn't become my "dad" until I was 9 and he married my mother. My real father died when I was a baby. My "dad" adopted me soon after they were married. My mother died from cancer about 12 years ago. My dad has since remarried and lives about 4 hours from me, but he is still my rock.
It's nice to know from reading these boards that men like our fathers still do exist.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon
