Still NC - Who is Thornton?

[TimR]

You can do it Thornton. Yesterday was a good day and maybe you feel a bit down this morning but there is always another hour. Maybe get a walk or jog in during your lunch break. Just clear the head. You have daddy/daughter date night and that has got to be something to look forward too! Think that you are making memories that your daughter will cherish. You are showing your daughter the man she will judge every other man by! I know it sounds like a small thing, just you and daughter doing something. And maybe you think it is more for your sanity. But you are literally creating the model man for your daughter. She will always remember when things were bad the strength her father had in order to continue to show her love.

Maybe that does not make sense and I did not word it correctly, so let me tell you a story I experienced. I said about my mom cheating on my dad. Well when they separated it was Christmas. I remember hearing the phone ring in the early morning as I was waking up and my dad answering it.

Dad: Hello
Dad: No you cannot speak to her.
Dad: And let me tell you, you motherf*& if you ever call this number again I will hunt you down and kill you.

15 minutes later my brother and I are awake and go downstairs to open our presents, we were me 17 and brother 20. My dad is laughing and joking. Then we climb in the family car and visit both sets of grandparents. It was a great day. When we get home about 10 pm that night, my dad says to me "leave the car running you are taking your mom down to her sisters to live."

Later as I was graduating from college, I asked my dad. "Both brother and I heard the call and knew what happened, why didn't you say anything until that night? It must have been murder on you." His response was "I wanted you kids to have one more good Christmas." I still get choked up thinking that he would put himself through that so me and my brother who were pretty much adults could have one more Family Christmas and how much strength that would take!!

That Thornton is the example you are being to your daughter. And while I model myself to be like my dad, your daughter is going to judge other men according to the example you are setting!