My daughter, you have been so brave, so strong and I tried my best, but my best wasn't good enough, and for this, I'm so terribly sorry. Please understand, it's time for your dad to get over what's happened and forgive me for not being able to protect you or your brother, and the rest of them , mom and you other brothers. It affected us all, but me, more so. But, I still hold myself responsible because we knew and placed it on the back burner and let it right in the front door. This will be so hard to release myself from self-conviction. I didn't want to go shopping that day, but your mother insisted, and the whole time this big wrenching knot just tore at me. I can't live this way, and it's time I make amends with the past and let go. I love you, Tiphanie Dawnette, and mom's not here any longer to help me make sense inside my head. I want you to know, it's haunted me for 22 years and I need to breathe. You know I wasn't going to let go of the story until you and your brother was ok with it? Thank you, my beautiful daughter.

I love you more today, more then I did yesterday. And, I'll love you even more tomorrow.

Dad