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Dear Dad,

Have you for once thought “oh my daughter’s all grown up now, so she can have her own life?”

Have you ever thought “is my little cupcake happy with her life?”

All my life growing up, I always looked up to you and loved you. All my days I always wanted to be with you.

I always felt you understood me best. I always felt you was the closest to me at heart. I was willing to tell you anything Dad.

this heat’s crazy as hell! 🥲

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At some point while growing, I figured that’s not the case and you were never going to see me as a grown woman.

I figured no matter how much quality time I decided to have to myself, you were always going to breach it by constantly reminding me to be what you want.

And because of that I started spiting you. I started seeing you differently. I really wished you would see the inner me and embrace it.

I love you daddy, very much.

I needed you to believe in me for once and see me differently. I understand that you’d never stop seeing me as a child, but I need you to see me as one with potentials.

I feel like you’re constantly trying to dictate what and what-not I should do. I can’t deal Dad. This is crazy.

I want you to let me be free. You’re choking me Dad, I can’t breathe. I want to explore and do great things. I want to fail and do it right the next time.

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I’m trying to make you a proud Father.

why won’t you let me? why won’t you support me?

You’re scared of me failing? If I do not fail, I cannot do it right. I need to make my own mistakes and be better for myself.

I need you to believe in me and let me take that step. All I want you to do is support me with your prayers.

Why don’t you let us re-ignite our “Father-Daughter love?” As a father, you should let me soar and be myself. I understand you have to protect me, but why be so overly protective?

Because I’m pretty? 🥺👉🏾👈🏾 I know!

But really Dad, it is time I began my own journey. It is time I followed my own path and have a mind of my own.

I want to be in charge of my life and get a hold of it while I still can.

can you let me do that? 🙏🏾

I’m trying to be the best and I need you to let me. Appreciate me for being bold and daring too.

You need to see how much potential I have got Dad, you need to see what I can accomplish, what I am capable of.

I love you Pops, so much.❤️

I owe you one Dad, “my sucess.“

TILL NEXT TIME, DEAR READER:

WRITTEN BY – MORENIKEJI A. ODEBIYI