Grace

I was getting some new capri pants for myself today, and bought a pair for Daughter. She has been asking for new clothes, and I have been pointing out that she doesn't need them and challenging her to earn them. I had gotten rid of several pairs of my own last year, and one pair that I had kept was too big for me, which is why I bought new ones for myself. It's a moment of grace. I didn't say anything, I just hung the new outfit in her bedroom. She was delighted.

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She says she had a good day today. Maybe she'll have a good evening tonight. If not, at least she'll have a new outfit to wear tomorrow, and maybe it will remind her that I love her even when she doesn't deserve it. I love her because she's my Daughter, and no matter what she does, she will always be my Daughter.