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I was 15 when my mother died．As I walked out of church after the funeral, it 1 me：we never got to have one of those heart-to-heart mother-daughter 2 ．At that moment, I believe, God had a plan for us： 3 Mom so much, we’d learn to know Dad．Our father had always been loving us, working hard as a high-school teacher．He always had Mom talk to us about 4 things．He’d get embarrassed to talk them–it was his upbringing, I guess．
Now here he was with three teenage girls 5 ．Suddenly he had to 6 things like dating(約會)and bra(乳罩)．The man who 7 showed his emotions became a man who’d listen to all our deepest heartaches．
When I was in college, my boyfriend, Paul, 8 with me．I thought it was the end of the world．When I came home for the weekend, dad saw something was wrong 9 I walked in the door．I 10 him, and everything spilled out．He didn’t have a lot of answers, but he was there to listen．I never felt that 11 could have done better．
Dad’s support helped me get things through：Paul and I decided to 12 �。�And when it came time, Dad insisted on doing the reception．I was so 13 to be getting married that I never thought I’d be a nervous bride．But 14 Dad walked me down the passageway of the church, tears rolled down my checks．When I looked over at him, he was 15 too．
Paul and I now have three kids, and Grandpa is part of their life too．Every Thanksgiving and Christmas we go back to 16 �。�Then recently we decided with my brothers and sisters to take a camping trip the way we used to 17 Mom．We camped out for a week–2 of us–Dad and all his kids and grandchildren．
Dad helped me 18 that every person is here for a reason, affecting 19 in ways we cannot see．We all miss Mom 20 words can express, but we were given the best mom a dad could be．
