His face was a picture; one that blended paternal pride and prescient panic with that fearful uncertainty common to fathers of daughters everywhere.
“She’s going on a date…”
“I’m just going out to dinner,” said the blonde bombshell, rolling cornflower-blue eyes and sighing.
“…with a boy.”
I was finding it hard to keep a straight face. It was one of those moments that was always going to happen, sooner or later. Especially when both your daughters are beautiful and vivacious blondes. The old saying flitted across my mind, that one of the joys of growing older is watching your children have teenagers of their own. I was suddenly thankful I’d only had sons to worry about.
But, even though I was holding back the laughter, I could understand the fatherly chagrin. This was happening, after all, just a little sooner than my son had been expecting…
I later heard that the dinner date had gone well. Her escort had behaved impeccably, telling her she looked beautiful when she arrived at the restaurant, opening doors for her and generally treating her like a princess.
All under the watchful eyes of the two mothers who had made the gentlemanly invitation become a reality.
My granddaughter is, after all, only five.
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Ghosts of tomorrow
Shadows cast as rose petals
The future beckons
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Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
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Thank you.
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So sweet!
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And only ten years earlier than my son could have expected 😉
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So sweet!
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My son’s face reflected all the paternal fears to come, bless him 😉
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Yes, that is a tough time for fathers.
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And noth girls are bidding fair to be beauties.
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That’s even more of a challenge.
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I rather think it will be 😉
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😍
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Shades of the future…
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Oh yes…
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Funny and lovely – but my goodness, I didn’t realise dating started quite so early these days 🙂
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Neither did I, but it was a formal invitation to dinner at a restaurant. My granddaughter has good taste, it seems 😉
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very sweet, sue –
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Lovely of the mums to make it happen.
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Too cute. Hope someone took photos.
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There are photos, Fransi… and they both looked wornderful 🙂
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😊
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Oh I got a good laugh out of this, Sue. How adorable. 🙂
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My son’s face got me straight away 😀
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Just wait until she’s a teenager!
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He’s already worrying about it…and he has two beautiful blonde daughters 😉
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So sweet… ❤
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Isn’t it just 🙂
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Omg, don’t blink Sue! They grow up so fast. Beautiful story and again, that flower! 🙂 ❤
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I know… but this is starting early. Mind you, there is a picture of me at a similar age with my grandfather’s notes on the back, saying I was going to marry the boy next door 😉 x
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Lol, I think a few of us had those crushes. 🙂 x
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Most probably 😀 x
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Ha, I imagine it was a bit unsettling a thought for him. But all too soon the day will come when she won’t be chaparoned. 😉
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The way my son is feeling about things, I daren’t tell him that 😉
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So sweet. Makes me think of my daighters when they were young. Thank you, Sue
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I am just so glad I had sons, David 😉
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I do love this Sue 💜
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Alex’s face did forme completely 😉
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💜💜💜💜
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Oh! This is beautiful Sue 💜💜💜
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I’ve seen the pictures too… just too cute ❤
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Oh! How lovely 💜
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❤
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AH, BUT THE LITTLE ROSE BLOOMS!
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Still a very little rose 😉
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
THE WONDER OF A CHILD! <
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Thank you for sharing, Jonathan.
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