I think it is wonderful that you have such a joyous relationship with your daughter. I love my father very much, but we have struggles in our relationship. Maybe it was easier when I was a little girl. It is hard, I think, sometimes, for fathers to accept that we little girls become women who are sometimes strongly opinionated with ideas that are very different from our fathers'. I still love and respect my father very much. He is a generous and kind man, but I think he judges me for many of my choices in life.

So, my wish for you is that you find the strength to continue to love and support your daughter even when her choices sometimes make your hair turn grey and make you wonder how you could have raised such a person. My father has old world values and morality. I know I puzzle him. I wish for him to be proud of me and supportive even when my choices make no sense to him.

I love the photos of you and your daughter, and the reason I say these things, which you might find somewhat worrying, is that children nearly always make puzzling choices at some point. My daughter is an adult and she still makes choices I do not understand. I try to give her my unconditional love and support even when I am quite sure she is being crazy. Of course, I would not be me if I did not also inform her that I think she is being crazy. Wouldn't it be sort of parental malpractice not to at least point it out? Not with the expectation that she necessarily takes my advice, but rather that she at least considers my advice.

I hope for you and your family a continued beautiful love throughout the years! Thank you for an uplifting post!