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I Hate My Acne!
I woke up one morning with my daughter yelling “I hate my acne.” At first I was not happy with the fact that I was awoken early on my day off, but there was something in the sound of her voice that made me take notice that this was one upset young lady. Being the father I hope to be for her, I thought back on the days of my youth and realize that my parents never really did much for me, or my brothers. Knowing what I know now, as a parent, I decided that it was time to do something.
When I walked into my daughter’s bedroom she was sitting there staring into her mirror with this look of anger, and that saddened me. I believe that anger is not one emotion anyone should have when looking at the reflection of their face in a mirror. I am not a psychologist, but I know that it can’t be emotionally healthy for a person to feel anger when seeing their own face in the mirror. As I approached her I asked what was wrong and she stated in a much more quiet and tempered tone…”I hate my acne.”
We then decided that we would go check out what was available for her at Wal-Mart, and I even felt so bad for her that I let her drive the car, which was not something I often do! As we drove to the store she told me that she was afraid that all of the acne on her face would turn into acne scars and that she would never be attractive and the whole drama eventually unfolded to her becoming an old-maid and never getting married. The entire trip was very dramatic.
When we arrived at the store she told me that there was nothing on the shelves that was “quality.” She said that they have inferior clothing and that their acne medicine was just as flimsy and poor quality, like their clothes. I decided that we could either drive around all day or we could just go back home and order the best that we could find over the Internet, since I did not think a trip to the doctor was needed just yet. After picking up a few groceries we headed home and I drove this time because she was in too much of a rush, as if the world was about to end if we did not find an acne cure right away.
When we got home we looked at many different types of junk on the market and then the doorbell rang and Ashley showed up at the door, which meant it was time for Dad to find something else to do for the rest of the morning. It was fine with me although I still wanted Alex to be happy with the reflection she saw in the mirror. Soon Alex came bouncing out of her room and I was able to complete my role of being a Dad. I handed her my credit card and the next thing I know I had a few dollars less in the bank! It was alright though because a few days later a package arrived in the mail and soon acne was no longer a problem in our home.
Being the ever-cheap and suspecting yet caring Dad, I was happy to not have to take advantage of the 90-day money back offer because soon the acne crisis was no longer thriving in our home. Alex has moved on to more important things as her facial acne was no longer the disaster she was so upset about. She never really thanked me, other than when she handed back my credit card, but it was worth it because I am really happy to not see my Princess in tears and so upset about her skin. I know she will not live at home forever and I was happy to be able to help, even if Ashley gets all of the credit!
I was asked by her to come down to where her class was meeting to take photographs, and I was thrilled to take pictures for her. I have included one of the many pictures I took below that shows just how happy she was and how far from her thoughts her acne problem had become. I am glad that Ashley came over and helped but I am even happier that Alex asked me to take some photographs on that special day of prom!
Check out what Alex used to clear up her skin!
