My daughter Jo is a vibrant and beautiful 18 year-old. When she moved out of our home to go to college, I would find myself sitting on her bed in her room, thinking about my little girl. I was too depressed about Jo's leaving that I didn't clean her room for quite some time, wanting to somehow preserve her essence as it once was. I finally braced myself for the day when I would fully accept the fact that my little girl was gone and living her own exciting life, and go through her things and clean up a bit.
I found the most curious thing tucked in her closet. When I found it I was surprised she hadn't taken it with her because it was a journal of sorts that she had apparently been keeping since she was 13. Now that Jo was 18 she was out of the house more. I found her journal, and I couldn't help myself and I began to read. The first couple of pages contained all the typical nonsense you would expect to find in a teenager's journal. Then I came across an entry that at first horrified, then became almost a fantasy to me as I replayed her experience in my mind. I want to share it with you now. It was dated yesterday, and she was at her best friend Heather's house for a sleepover.
Here is how Jo told it.
I had just taken a shower and was wrapped in my towel when I walked into Heather's bedroom. As I crossed the room to my bag to get my hairbrush, the towel fell off, leaving me totally exposed in front of Heather! I was totally embarrassed!!! I sat in the floor blushing like an absolute fool, trying to grab my towel and salvage my dignity. I heard the melody of Heather's voice as she told me not to be embarrassed, she told me, as she moved to my side, that she thought I was very pretty. She also revealed to me that she was jealous, because my boobs were bigger than hers. I wasn't sure at all where this conversation was going. I could only sit there and wonder what was going on. Heather put her arm around me, and pulling me tight to her, and told me, that I was her best friend and that she wanted to share something very special with me.