Tiffani's Story, cont'd.

This is another in a series copied and pasted, unedited from a 14-year-old girl named Tiffani. She's one of the many teens I've gotten to know through my work, and she has willingly and passionately agreed to share this with all of you. Her 33-year-old father was just sent to Iraq. She inadvertently found out his mission, which is among the most dangerous and is one typically covered by the media.

This is what some of our kids are going through, Commander Guy and Rogue Nation Dick. Proud of yourselves?

june 27 ,2007

dear journal

two days till my recital
and my dad isnt going to be there
it hurts to know everyone in my family
will be there but him.
i dont know what to do
it feeels like my heart is slowly tearing down
the middle ...no matter how hard i try
i cant get my dad out of my mind
constantly terrible thoguhts fill my head
nightmares haunting me every night
sometimes i cant handle the thoughts and i want
to cry .....but i cant
im a soldires daughter
were not suppse to cry
i have to be strong for my family=[
even though im the one they should be helping

tiffani