Before We Were Yours

by Lisa Wingate

One of the best things a father can do for his daughter is let her know that she has met his expectations.

You can’t have it all. You can have some of this and some of that or all of this and none of that. We make the trade-offs we think are best at the time.

I’m the type who carefully peels the tape off the wrapping paper and peeks at the Christmas presents the minute they show up under the tree.