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i-touched-morrissey t1_j3hjqve wrote

Reply to comment by Koyoteelaughter in ky3 story about fundraiser that brought in zero funds by dentalmomma

OH my goodness! What a bunch of horrible people. You are a great dad, because if this had happened to one of my kids, I would have been crying.

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Koyoteelaughter t1_j3hrfm4 wrote

It wasn't really that they were horrible. My daughter's birthday is in June after school lets out. Families end up going on vacation or sending their kids to camp. One friend who RSVPd had to stay with her father and couldn't come because he lived in a different town. Another who RSVPd ended up going to Disney Land after their grandparents showed up with a surprise vacation for them. Another got sick and couldn't come. With the exception of six kids, the rest had decent excuses that were out of their hands.

The party she had the next year was really great. I moved all the furniture out of my room, the master bedroom, and put them in the garage. I then stayed up after she went to bed and ended up blowing up thousands of balloons. I put prizes in some of the balloons then filled up my bedroom with balloons so that it came up to the children's chins. I then unleashed them.

There were about sixteen kids there. There was cake, pizza, a pinata, gift bags, and a trampoline. It was pretty memorable.

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i-touched-morrissey t1_j3pl5xu wrote

Sounds like a blast. You should invite us all this year!

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Koyoteelaughter t1_j3ppiv2 wrote

I would, but she is nineteen now going on twenty and no longer visits her father now that he's disabled.

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i-touched-morrissey t1_j3t78mf wrote

Well that sucks. I'm sorry.

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Koyoteelaughter t1_j3t7v4c wrote

I expected it. Nothign good ever lasts. I'd prepared myself in advance for this. I just had to realize that as long as my daughter is happy and safe, that's all that matters. My needs are a distant second.

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the_honeyman t1_j3ickje wrote

You are a fantastic dad. Keep it up. Also, if you aren't yet, everybody at /r/daddit would love to have you.

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