Firefighting Families Learn To Love

But her Mommy tried to explain to her, that she really should stay home. Why the kids might laugh, if she went to school alone.

But she was not afraid; she knew what she had to say. What to tell her classmates of why her daddy was not there today.

But still her mother worried, for her to face this day alone. And that was why once again, she tried to keep her daughter home.

But the little girl went to school, eager to tell them all. About a dad she can never see, a dad who never calls.

There were several dads huddled along the wall, for everyone to meet. Children wiggling nonstop, anxious in their seats.

One by one the teacher called, a student from their seats. To introduce their daddy, as the minutes passed them by.

The teacher then called her to the front and every child started to stare. Each of them was searching, for a dad who was not there.

"Where's the little girls daddy?" she heard another child cry out. "She probably does not have one," another student dared to shout.

And from somewhere near the back, she heard a daddy say, "Looks like another deadbeat dad, too busy to spare some time."

The words did not offend her, as she smiled back at her Mom. And looked up at her teacher, who told her she must go on. And with hands behind her, slowly she began to speak.

"My Daddy couldn't be here, because he lives so far away. But I know he wishes he could be, since this is his special day.

And though you cannot meet him, I wanted you to know. All about my daddy, and how much he loves me so.

He loved to tell me stories, he taught me to ride a pony. He surprised me with roses, and taught me to fly a kite.

Although you cannot see him, I'm not standing alone.

"Cause my daddy's always with me, even though we are apart I know because he told me, he'll forever be in my heart"

With that, her little hand reached up, and lay across her chest. Feeling her own heartbeat, beneath her favorite dress.

And from somewhere in the crowd of dads, her mother stood in tears. Proudly watching her daughter, who was wise beyond her years.

For she stood up for the love of a man who was no longer in her life. Doing what was best for her, doing what was right.

And when she dropped her hand back down, staring straight into the crowd. She finished with a voice so soft, but its message clear and loud.

"I love my daddy very much, he's my knight in shining armor. And I know he wishes he could be here,

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