Dear Dad,

I fear that somewhere down the road you will forget me. In the last year, you have deployed and have remarried since mom. I know the cancer took her years ago, but I’m still here. I’m still the little girl you used to run around the baseball field with. Still the little girl that screamed from the stands at your hockey games. And do you remember that lost and afraid little girl that held so tight to you the first time you boarded that plane? I remember, and I’m still here. Your new wife hates my guts, and she wants me out. But didn’t you love me first? I have one last secret to tell you before I pack my bags this weekend. I enlisted. That’s right your only little girl leaves for boot camp in March. Crazy? Marine brat is how I grew up. I just hope this will make you proud. I love you, daddy. 

Forever yours,

Babybluu, age 19