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"No, I'm afraid you aren't quite beautiful and lovable enough, just the way you are, my daughter. I need to take thousands of dollars out of your college fund,
by kafkaesq 11y ago
"No, I'm afraid you aren't quite beautiful and lovable enough, just the way you are, my daughter. I need to take thousands of dollars out of your college fund, traipse halfway through a country torn by decades of civil war and genocide, and drag your name and photograph through the international media, first -- for the sake of an abstraction I looked up on the internet. Then you'll be my precious little princess."
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- keehun 11y agoFrom the article, I did not get a sense that his value-judgement of his daughter depended on the success of this little endeavor. It read more to me like he wanted a special experience with his daughter.
- bitwize 11y agoActually it probably went more like this: "Daddy, could I be a princess?" "You're my princess." "I know, but could I ever be a real princess? With a castle and a kingdom?" "You know what, I'll tell you what I'll do, I'll go on Craigslist and see if there are any kingdoms available, honey. Now get some sleep."
- vacri 11y agoYeah, how dare that father have any life experiences of his own.