I'm Kelly's Dad.
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We tried to do the best we could, like many American homes in this time frame we had our “ ups and down “ and problems with ex’s and stepparents, but all in all we did have a happy family. When each of the children turned 16 they each decided to leave home and go live with their birth mother, her rules were different than our’s. As any of you that have had something similar, or are in now, that leaves your "little" girl frozen in your mind at that age, even if they do have 2 kids and a family, they are still only 16 to you and it is hard to let go. We dealt with everything the best we could and went to sleep many nights with broken hearts, but always prayed and left things in the Lord’s hands. After several years I took a trip to Florida to see my "kids" . I knew it would be difficult because I hadn’t seen Kelly in a long time and she had two children by now and was living on welfare with her boyfriend. I prayed that I would not be judgemental and that the love of God would show through me. I wanted to meet the men that my daughters were involved with, without prejudging them. When I arrived I was to stay with Kelly and the grandchildren. The first night her boyfriend sneaked back into the house after midnight. That’s a hard thing to deal with when your "little" girl is still 16 in your mind. Maybe I didn't understand they were living together or maybe I just thought they would stay apart for appearance sake, but I was shocked that my little girl had grown up. I managed to put my pride, judgements and wishes aside for the time I spent with them all. I spent the time just getting to know them and spending time with them and growing up with them in that brief time I had with them. I came away from that visit with a sense of peace, knowing that Hugh really wasn't that bad, my little girl had grown up and the grandchildren were a real blessing. They were not living the life I wanted them to live by a long shot, but there wasn’t much I could do about it, so I decided just to love them and pray for them. Like I said we did the best we could when we raised them and that’s all you can do. We probably made a lot of mistakes, but what Mother and Father haven’t? If you are in the middle of one of these situations, just know that if you turn it all over to the Lord and let him take control things WILL work out. Since that time Kelly and Hugh have gotten married, rededicated their lives to the Lord, bought a home, become envolved in the Ministry of their church, and won a few pageants and numerous other things that have made this Ol Dad proud. It didn’t happen over night and "I" didn’t have a lot to do with it, so do the best you can, love them, and let the Lord do the rest. If you would like to talk or I could possibly help you please drop a line to MRSFLORIDA2006@YAHOO.COM and Kelly will pass it on to me. Kelly’s Proud Dad.
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Contact me at MRSFLORIDA2006@YAHOO.COM
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