Day 49

I was on TV today... and not for the YouTube of me trying to spark a clue... TV seen across the great Dominion of Canada Day. It was about what kind of guy stands in line for a tiny cowboy fascinator. I looked into the camera and said it was for my daughter and that is where the cleanse begins.

My family thinks I have no daughters but I know I have 2. Kristen was my 1st and Zoey is most in my heart and both are legitimate and a reflection of my understanding of their place.

I have not seen Kristen in 20 years and I see her every day. We met while I was employed by her Grandfather installing washers and dryers for laundromats. His daughter came into the warehouse with Kristen and she found me. I was at the back of the shop when suddenly this cute little girl ran into my arms. I tried to give her back to her mom and she refused so for the next hour Kristen and I got to know each other. I eventually married her mom but I fell in love with Kristen that day.

For 8 years Kristen was the girl of my dreams, so much so that I adopted her as soon as I could. We played, lived and laughed together. Every Sunday was dad and Kristen day where we would go swimming and to parks or somewhere interesting. Then it was over, no need to rehash the divorce.

Zoey was in my 1st class teaching stand-up comedy to children. With Zoey our relationship took more time to develop but we both loved writing, reading and corny jokes. When I started dating her mom later in the relationship we became lined. When Zoey had a boyfriend pass away while I was the only "adult" with her, we became father and daughter.

A comic cleanse is coming to terms with the joy and pain in life and finding a way to bring closure to it. So the best part of having 2 beautiful daughters... neither of them look like me! Funny, true and a part of my life that I will cherish forever.