My dad sincerely and intentionally told me he was proud of me and how far I’d come, I knew he was serious because he turned away from writing his email on his laptop and looked directly towards me. 

I almost cried, and knew I was getting emotional because I was shelling peanuts over the trash can and every peanut I removed fell through my hands into the bag.

8:09 pm  •  9 January 2012  •  22 notes  •  View comments