Several weeks ago, my youngest daughter, Cakes, came up to me with her face beaming, “Dad, I bought a new dress for the prom.”
“What prom?”
“The Senior Prom.”
“When is that?”
“April 10th.”
At the time, that seemed like the far distant future, so I focused on more immediate concerns…
“How much did it cost?”
“Only $180!”
“WHAT???”
She then proceeded to validate her “thriftiness” by comparing it to all of her friends…
“How many times will you wear it?”
“Probably once.”
“Once?…$180?!”
Well, today she put that dress on…
She looked great! While I have not been completely napping, she has blossomed into a beautiful young woman right under my very nose!