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Single Moms, Take Your Daughter to the Father Daughter Dance

What do you do when your daughter comes home with a paper from the father daughter dance? Well, a lot of you may just go out and buy your little girl a dress and tell your husband what you think he should wear. What if you don't have a husband or boyfriend? I was faced with that decision twice.  The first time my daughter brought a paper home for a father daughter dance was when she was in Kindergarten. She came home all smiles and so excited to go! At the time, I was in a same-sex relationship. I wasn't really sure what to do. Here my child was all excited to go to a dance, but there was no father around to take her. I didn't want her to miss out because of something that was out of her control. I ended up taking her myself! She had so much fun that night. She clung next to me the entire time. I knew I made the right decision.  Fast forward to the fifth grade. My daughter was 10 years old now. She came home with another paper for a father daughter dance. This time she wasn