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National Museum of the American Indian New York

Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House

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Manhattan on a chilly Spring Friday evening. WhistlePig Piggyback Rye, Antica Formula Vermouth, Luxurado.

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I❤NYC

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Dear Whoever You Are,

You don’t know me nor I you, but we share something incredibly special. You are my father even if I don’t want to admit it. I have lied awake so many nights thinking about what you were like, or what I imagined you to be. Were you smart? Were you kind and loving? Would you have wanted me? Would you have loved me? These are questions that I may never get the answers to. Maybe one day my dream of finally meeting you will come true or maybe these questions will remain unanswered. Maybe that day will never come. What I do know for sure is that you will always be in my heart and on my mind. I know that as long as I am living you will always be a part of me.

It’s easier trying not to wonder why you chose to walk away, why you chose not to be a father. Maybe you just wasn’t ready and the idea of fatherhood scared the fuck out of you. There were questions, but few answers. There were no pictures. Sometimes there were tears and angry words. Other times there were dreams of a faceless daddy who would show up unexpectedly, with apologies and hugs and a big smile on his face, because he had finally found his long sought after girl. I’ve looked for you off and on, with no success. Not often, but now and then. As the years go by and I think about you, I realize that maybe time is running out.

It was hard growing up and not knowing who you were or anything about you. Realizing that I was different from every other little girl was hard at first to handle but eventually I got used to it. One thing I will never get used to is the look of pity I am given because I was adopted by a man who distances himself from getting to know me. I had to be perfect. I had to be the best. I had to make my last name proud. I try to tell everyone that it’s OK, but the looks on their faces tell a different story. I want you to know that I forgive you. I forgive you for not wanting to raise me. It is because of you that I am alive.

If I never meet you in this life I need you to know that I love you. I love you because you gave me life, and I hope that you love me for that reason. I want you to know that even though my life hasn’t been easy that I am loved. I am loved by friends who consider me to a part of their family. I have a job that I love more than I could ever find words for. It was no mistake that I was born even though it may have felt like it at the time. I forgive you so if you are blaming yourself you need to forgive yourself. Regardless of the reasons you couldn’t be a parent you will always be my father even if we never meet.

The Daughter You Never Knew

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