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"Now hush little baby, don't you cry
Everything's gonna be alright
Stiffen that upperlip up little lady, i told ya
Daddy's here to hold ya through the night
I know mommy's not here right now and we don't know why
We feel how we feel inside
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
But i promise momma's gon' be alright

And if you ask me too
Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird
I'mma give you the world
I'mma buy a diamond ring for you
I'mma sing for you
I'll do anything for you to see you smile
And if that mockingbird don't sing and that ring don't shine
I'mma break that birdies neck
I'll go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya
He'll give me every carat don't fuck with dad (haha)"
- MockingBird by Eminem

Day in, Day out. It may seem as though I constantly am stating the obvious, but it is just I am such a proud Dad. There is rarely a day that goes by that my daughter does not do something that amazes me. It can be as simple as scoring a higher score on her Wii than the day before, or something as big as bringing home a report card filled with A's and B's. Back in 2001 when I became a parent I had no idea that it would be this difficult. With difficulties though comes more rewards than I could ever ask for.
I may not have much when it comes to material posses ions, or even life experiences to brag about......but ask me about my child and I could go on for days. It was actually this morning when she woke up at 7:10am when she came into my room and laid down beside me for awhile when we got to talking...
We decided then that we would sit down this weekend and write promise letters to each other. Our letters would be made up of promises that we would make to each other over the next few years. I asked her what she would write down, to which she replied " I would promise that I would always listen to you. And, always do good in school. ". There were a few others as well but I am sure you get the idea as to what she promised me. I too told told her I would always be there for her, and always make sure she comes first no matter what. We plan to write our letters and seal them until her 13th birthday and open them to make sure she always keeps her promises, and same goes for me. But it seems as though this could be a way to keep her on track to always being a good girl/student/friend etc. etc. The when she is thirteen we will do the same thing, and three years after open the letters and that would be just our thing...........anyways.....'til next time, act like ya know!!