My Daughter Went to the Father Daughter Dance Alone Until a Dozen Marines Walked In

burned through their dinner energy and required reinforcement.

I sat in my chair against the wall and watched my daughter be happy.

I want to try to describe what that was like, because I have been trying to find the words for it since that night and I am not sure I have found the right ones yet. It was not simple happiness, the happiness of watching continue reading …