Joey Ford8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8GwyDhSex 維尼
November 4, 20168964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRups6Gjm1 維尼
Week 10: Journal 58964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GKDfP7C2T 維尼
My ninth essay is done. And it's not about Parasyte. Let's just say I've had much different things on my mind these past couple of days.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoRP0qy39i 維尼
So where do I begin? Well, me and Bunny can now go watch Trolls. Not because of some miracle, but because I did something I rarely ever do. I sold some of my video games. In this case, Ocarina of Time 3D, Majora's Mask 3D (I didn't get to beat Majora's Mask 3D, but who cares, I've beaten the original twice anyway), and...Mario Maker. I'm going to be pretty honest, that one kind of hurt.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡafDEpWdaRw 維尼
Why do I rarely sell my video games? Because I'm a selfish loser? Well, I am. But that's not why. The actual reason can be summed up in two words: Christmas and birthdays. Particularly Bunny's Christmas' and birthdays. Because I have almost no family outside of my brothers and sisters-in-laws, I'm pretty much on my own in getting my little girl presents. And when I can barely even afford to pay for a couple of movie tickets, buying a bunch of new toys is a VERY difficult task.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡvX4O5twjDT 維尼
Now I've gotten help before. From my brothers and sisters-in-laws. Like I said, Josh would give me his entire apartment if I asked him. Sometimes they'll offer to send me enough money to buy every one of Bunny's presents. Sometimes they'll just buy most of the gifts and I'll only have to save up for a few things. But I REALLY, REALLY hate mooching off of them. Considering I've never once paid my brothers back for their help (because I can barely even afford to do that), I just can't bring myself to keep doing it over and over. So I usually only take their offers every once in a while. And even that feels like too much. 8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKfApe4Z1x 維尼
Justin and Michelle already send me money twice a year just so I can afford Bunny's school (they don't pay the full thing, I always pay as much as I can), so I'm pretty much already mooching off of them. Even that makes me feel like a dirtbag. When I finally finish college and get an actual career (however long that takes), my first main focus will be paying back Justin, Michelle, Josh, and Courtney for all of their help.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAE8k2d0qg 維尼
Also on Christmas, Justin and Josh already have their own children to buy presents for, so I pretty much refuse to accept any offers from them around this time. The main reason I took Josh's offer with the Halloween costume is because he was already on his phone making the order and the only possible way I could've stopped him was grabbing his phone and throwing it out the window. He was going to make that order even if I had told him not to. That's why I always try my hardest to keep it a secret from Josh what Bunny wants for her birthday and Christmas.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWi8KLxMcA 維尼
So how do I afford to buy presents for Bunny? I sell video games. I no longer have the Super Nintendo, the Nintendo 64, the Game Boy Advance, my regular DS, my PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, or my PSP. This Christmas, I plan on selling my PlayStation 3 and the next on the list after that is the GameCube. The only reason I haven't already sold the Wii is because Bunny loves Wii Sports. Bunny would be crushed if I got rid of Wii Sports.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRK0tO0s03 維尼
I only have so many video games to sell and I have to make them last as long as possible. And I'm already running pretty low. This is why I try my absolute hardest not to sell them at any point of the year other than Christmas or birthdays. Not that I haven't already broken my promise a few times. I got rid of the Xbox 360 mainly so I could afford the Wii U. I know it's going to be a rough day when I have to get rid of the Wii U. But it's going to happen eventually. I better enjoy it while it lasts.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMvnSZYSbs 維尼
I haven't bought a new video game in over a year, and I honestly should've stopped long before that. But like I said, I'm a selfish loser. Hey, at least the Wii U gives me more consoles and games to sell. The only consoles I have left are the Wii, the DSi, the PlayStation 3 that I'm selling next month, the GameCube, the Virtual Boy (yes I have a Virtual Boy, don't ask), my Game Boy, my Game Boy Color, the 3DS, and the Wii U. Until I get my actual career, these consoles are the only way that my little girl will for sure be happy on her birthday and Christmas. 8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CT0fn6t80 維尼
So I CAN'T just get into the habit of selling video games every single time I have a budget crisis. It's not because I care about the video game. My little girl will always be much more important to me than video games. It's because I have to make them last.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0dzP5TJGE 維尼
But I'm sorry, getting rid of Mario Maker was really tough. I already miss it.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡuS1u4tCsOb 維尼
Like I wrote yesterday, I wanted to give Bunny a giant hug regardless of how mad she was at me. I was pretty worried that this was going to create a scene right in front of the school. But that wasn't going to stop me from giving my little Bunny as many hugs and kisses as possible.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAjATYUFfK 維尼
Surprisingly, Bunny didn't have an issue with me lifting her up and hugging and kissing her nonstop. She at least let me hug her and kiss her. But she was still clearly very sad. She didn't run up to me excitingly like she normally does and her beautiful smile was replaced by a huge frown. I was smiling though. I had just finished selling my games and I was ready to tell her the exciting news.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3fNUxsyen 維尼
Me (right after I finished hugging and kissing her): "Hey Sweetie, guess what?"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpBdWWDD3U 維尼
Bunny: "What?"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7G134VBDcb 維尼
Me: "I was wrong when I told you we couldn't watch Trolls! We can!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡmx45VLoRaD 維尼
Bunny (a really surprised look appeared on her face): "Really?"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpVQTbhnD5 維尼
Me: "That's right! We're going to watch it tomorrow!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxta5P4asl 維尼
At that moment, Bunny's frown flipped right upside down. My beautiful little smiling Bunny was back.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡiH30eq0NJS 維尼
Bunny (hopping up and down): "YAAY!!! Thank you, Daddy! Thank you!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡx41P5XIxh8 維尼
Me: "You're welcome, Baby. I love you."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡatPRVhDpij 維尼
We then put our arms around each other and hugged for a very long time. After all that had happened the previous day and that morning, I couldn't have been filled with more joy. I was full of so much energy and happiness that I just wanted to grab my little Bunny, spin her around, and skip around with her like we were frolicking in a meadow. As tough as it had been selling those video games, I wasn't even thinking about them at that particular moment.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPaYpJtHKc 維尼
The entire ride over to the Bloomfields was Bunny talking about how excited that she was getting to watch Trolls and how much she and her friends have been talking about it. Trolls, Trolls, Trolls, so many Trolls. Sounds like I'm talking about YouTube.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBk40FzqhK 維尼
I was hoping the incident that had happened would be completely forgotten after that moment, but as right after I dropped Bunny off at the Bloomfields, this happened.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpCIcxLzqk 維尼
Bunny looked at me for a second and her smile disappeared. After a few seconds, she ran up to me and threw her arms around me.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1KJsFrJWT 維尼
Bunny (crying): "I'm sorry I got mad at you, Daddy!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡDj4WFN0EkD 維尼
Deja vu.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡuo6s9Gmpa3 維尼
Bunny (crying): "I'm sorry I was so mean to you!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡKW0EcNfcMS 維尼
I put my arms around her and patted her back.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡR49tSKGxCn 維尼
Me: "It's okay, Sweetie. It's okay. You didn't do anything wrong."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡrL3gqXF9qD 維尼
Bunny (crying): "Daddy, I love you so much!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoEXVev8dQ 維尼
I wiped away her tears and lifted her up, patting her back some more. I swayed her back and forth. 8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5gjf95GeA 維尼
Me: "I can't wait to watch Trolls with you, Baby."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡyylb5po8Ll 維尼
Crystal and Kaitlyn were both standing right there when this was happening. Crystal looked kind of concerned.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09SATCZj5s 維尼
After Bunny finally stopped crying, I gave her a kiss on both her cheeks and told her that I loved her. I then set her back down. Just as I was about to tell her bye, Bunny grabbed me by my uniform and said: "Daddy, lean down. I want to give you a kiss."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡCK7PSmg6Yr 維尼
I leaned over and Bunny kissed me on the cheek. That made Crystal smile.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡinceFhYv6A 維尼
Bunny then gave me one final hug and said: "Bye Daddy, have a great day at work."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2Fz1aS9fW 維尼
She then took Kaitlyn by the hand and they walked up to her room.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOSFxcxXG9 維尼
I'm pretty sure I was running late to work. Thank God it was a night with Jerry.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTzAJBIsnh 維尼
Right as I was about to leave, Crystal walked up to me and said: "I was going to offer to buy movie tickets for y'all."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6WlrYQXfz 維尼
Me: "Crystal, you just paid for us to have a date. Take it easy."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡonyjObLD5k 維尼
Crystal (laughing): "That was three weeks ago."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡTv1VoeyMqK 維尼
Me: "And I still owe you."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡYM8bpFXRWD 維尼
I owe the Bloomfields WAY TOO FREAKING MUCH. Watching my child every day, paying for us to have dinner, being so freaking nice to us. I don't think selling every last game and console I have left would be enough to pay them back.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQhbqY63yB 維尼
And thank freaking God Crystal didn't make that offer yesterday, or else I probably would've taken it. I was feeling so guilty yesterday that I probably would've taken it without a second thought.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8IwkVlkTd 維尼
Crystal: "We were planning on watching that movie next week. She could've just come with us."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8NGH62Vvb 維尼
Me: "She wants to watch it with me."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8PabOzpeu 維尼
Crystal (nodded): "That makes sense. Well, I'm glad everything's okay now."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAoT1hCRPi 維尼
And let's hope everything stays okay. 8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49liGx4NCv 維尼
I'll be honest, I'm kind of worried that I had made a huge mistake by selling those video games too soon. Like a few Christmas' from now, I'm going to be short a few presents and those games would've been the one thing that ensured that Bunny got everything that she had wanted. Or because I sold those games out of guilt this one time, I'll get into the habit of doing it EVERY time I feel guilty. Which happens way too freaking often.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡue4OEdgHwT 維尼
Okay, I really need to stop thinking about this garbage. No more selling games. Not until Christmas.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHRBQpTaYW 維尼
Anyway, even though I haven't been upset at Bunny once throughout this whole thing, she just couldn't stop apologizing to me. When I went to go pick her up, Crystal had something to show me. SIXTEEN drawings! Sixteen drawings of the two of us. Each drawing covered with love and apology messages. "I love you, Daddy." "Daddy, sorry I got mad at you." "You're the best daddy ever." "I'll never be mean to you again." "Thank you for taking me to watch Trolls." "You look handsome in your uniform." 8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡaClP4WA5IF 維尼
Like I said, she just never fails to make me smile.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUyIQg6frl 維尼
This morning, Bunny woke up in an extra goofy mode. Right after I woke her up, she hopped off of her bed on all fours and crawled into the kitchen. I followed her and laughed.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPBAU6FQBG 維尼
Me: "What are you doing?"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbN5BAyJWT 維尼
Bunny crawled over to the counter and pretended like she was trying climb on it (she had her knees on the floor and was grabbing the top of the counter).8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wZVyLT8Rg 維尼
Bunny (turning to me): "I'm a hungry tiger! Roar! The hungry tiger wants breakfast!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIZq9Wvrhp 維尼
Me (laughing): "Oh no, I have a tiger in my house! I don't want tigers in my house! I should probably call the zoo!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8c0LGi5MS5 維尼
Bunny: "The hungry tiger already escaped from the zoo! She ate everyone! Roar!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIw9PpGl9D 維尼
Me (laughing): "Looks like I'm doomed then!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡaN9ddAC4WU 維尼
Bunny: "Roar! The hungry tiger wants breakfast!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZHTuppk8a 維尼
Me (laughing): "What does the hungry tiger want to eat?"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvlzrSfR1g 維尼
Bunny: "The hungry tiger wants Cheerios!" (She was referring to Honey Nut Cheerios)8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhWFPBgSem 維尼
Me: "Coming right up, Miss Tiger!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡFguEMk23vW 維尼
As I started pouring her cereal, she started pretending to scratch me and gnaw at my leg. That zoo option is still on the table.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡI38iCdqYXF 維尼
Bunny: "Roar! The hungry tiger likes Cheerios!"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSWAJAWIik 維尼
Me: "Yep, she sure does."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8O9hHWckGh 維尼
After Bunny finished eating, she crawled over to the living room, still roaring like a tiger. She did a few somersaults and started rolling around. Then she started meowing.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡbu6IguZn3z 維尼
Me: "I thought you were a tiger?"8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVDV4sONjU 維尼
Bunny: "No, I'm a kitty cat now! Meow! Meow! Meow! The kitty cat wants to take a nap!" Then she curled up into a ball on the floor and closed her eyes. I had to walk over and pick her up.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡNK1kxejU11 維尼
Me (as I carried her to her room): "Miss Kitty Cat needs to get ready for school."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9kha9z5s2 維尼
Bunny: "Meow, meow, meow, meow."8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8FByk8y7z 維尼
Bunny finally calmed down when I started doing her hair. She started thanking me again for taking her to go see Trolls and all the things about the movie that she was excited about even though she hasn't seen it yet. Personally, I'm not all too impressed about the movie from what I've seen in the trailers, but maybe it'll surprise me. Hey, I thought Attack On Titan Junior High was going to be as bad as Teen Titans Go (To Hell), but it actually ended up making me laugh several times. Today Bunny wore one of her Frozen shirts, a pretty purple skirt, and a pink bow. Hairstyle today was a french braid. I couldn't help but take another picture of her. It's so great to see her beautiful smile again.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡthJswMo2iG 維尼
So tonight's my night-off and the same day the movie comes out. I've already paid for the tickets. With the money I got from the games, I have enough to pay for the movie and for me and Bunny to have a nice dinner afterwards. Guess what that means? Another daddy-daughter date!8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgi12QvZd4 維尼
It's going to be a great night.8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuvf72MTt4 維尼
Oh, and RIP Mario Maker. 8964 copyright protection275ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXaBIvCZpr 維尼
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