He Was Her Hero but Not Our Daughter's Father

Synopsis

My daughter had collected thirty-one DAD badges her father never wore. The thirty-second was the first one he finally pinned to his chest. He wore it for another little girl. While Ellie walked into her school exhibition alone, strangers praised my husband as a hero for comforting his fatherless niece. That night, Ellie placed the badge into a rusted tin and wrote: Dad wore my badge for the first time. It was for Sadie. I thought that was the worst choice he could make. I was wrong. One week later, both girls reached for him at the same time. And he chose again.