Don\u2019t see my daughter much after wife\u2019s death, but we talk every day. On my 80th, I wanted nothing but to see her, so I drove over. She looks nervous, asks, \u201cDad, what are you here for?\u201d I say, \u201cJust wanted to be with you for my birthday.\u201d Told her I\u2019d wait on the sofa, but she\u2019s insistent I leave right away. Never treated me like that. So as I\u2019m leaving, I hear noises, take a glance through the window, and there they are \u2014 two\u2026
\n\u2026young men in tool belts, whispering as they arranged decorations around her living room. There were balloons half-inflated, a banner rolled out on the floor, and what looked like a cake on the table covered with a towel. My daughter caught me looking, and instead of panic, her face filled with embarrassment\u2014and then warmth. She rushed outside. \u201cDad,\u201d she sighed, tears in her eyes. \u201cI\u2019m sorry. I wasn\u2019t trying to push you away. I was trying to surprise you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Don\u2019t see my daughter much after wife\u2019s death, but we talk every day. On my 80th, I wanted nothing but to see her, so I drove over…. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n