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Sandy was surprised to see that her dad was actually at the door, waiting for her, ['This is a first, daddy has NEVER treated me like a daughter!'] "Daddy, why are you here? I thought that you didn't care for me being a girl," she said as she opened the door and he graciously held it as she exited the house and closed it behind her.

He gently kissed her cheek, Well, after Em left, I saw how much having a princess in the house made everything better somehow, I miss her and to me, treating you as I treated her seems right," he blushed as he admitted to his need.

She hugged him, "Does this mean that I gotta take ballet and cheerleading?" she teased as she let happy tears flow freely. ['Thank you Em, You have given my daddy that I lost when I told him that I am a girl.']

He smiled at her, "Only if you want to, I want for you to be who you want to be, NOT what I or anybody else want for you to be." ['It's taken me years to be able to tell her that. Years wasted with hatred and fear of what others would say.']

Sandy linked her arm through his, Daddy, [sniff,sniff] I know that I may be a bit to late, [sniff,sniff] but may I be your Princes and have the joy of you tucking me in?" she cried. ['I have not had that like Em has with her dad.']

He hugged her before he opened the door for her, "Yes, and you can even get in my lap and I will read you a story or you can lay on the sofa with your head in my lap like you were my little girl. I too need it. I have missed out on being the father of my Princess." ['I am trying, but how long can I continue until I regress?']

She got in only to be attacked by her baby brother Kevin, "SANDY! I LOVE YOU!" he exclaimed as he hugged his sister's leg as she stepped into the car.

"EEEP!! OK you little rugrat, careful you don't ruin my pantyhose," she giggled as she picked him up and sat him back in his car seat that he'd succeeded in unbuckling.

"Sorry Sandy, but I think I did," he pouted.

She looked down and saw the laddering of her hosiery and her brother's ragged fingernails with a thread from her hose, "Yes, your nails did it, if they were trimmed, you wouldn't have ruined my perfectly good hose," she admonished her baby brother. ['He needs to learn about caring about such things.']

"But daddy says that is girly, and that I am a boy," he explained with a sniffle. ['Was daddy wrong again?']

Sandy hugged her brother, "Did he say that, or did he say that nail polish was girly?" ['I know that daddy keeps his nails trimmed, so he wouldn't have my brother neglect his nails.']

He looked over to his dad who had gotten behind the steering wheel, "Nail polish," he
sighed. ['I guess that I got Sandy mad at me now.']

"Then why did you NOT trim your nails like daddy does?" ['Thanks guys for letting me handle this.']

"I don't know."

Then Mrs. Jones advised, "Kevin, could it be because you wanted to please your dad?" ['My boy wants to make him proud, but unfortunately, this is not the way.']

"Yes momma, am I a bad boy?" ['I love my sister, even though she is somehow different, Not like Auntie Em.']

"Son, I want for you to be a good boy. I love you and am proud of you. I don't want for you to make the mistake that I did by being overly macho," he admonished his child. ['This is my fault for teaching him to be overly macho to combat Sandy's feminine behavior.']

"OK daddy, Then can we stop somewhere and get Sandy some new pantyhose? I'll pay since I ruined hers," he asked as he dug into his pocket. ['Daddy always says to pay for any mistakes.']

He shook his head and chuckled, "I thought that I'd never hear you say that my boy! You have given me a good laugh. But I can not deny you your chance to be a good man and pay for your mistake. In fact, hand the money over to your mother so that she can do it. That is unless you want to do it yourself." ['Will my son Kevin choose to go or will he stay? I never was comfortable when they got feminine products when we stopped like this.']

Kevin smiled at his dad, "Daddy, I can go in and NOT get candy for myself, but I do wanna get Sandy her favorite treat to apologize for the hose."

Mrs. Jones opened her door and motioned for her son to follow, "Then 'll get the hose, you get her treat wile Sandy goes to the back to change her hose."

"Then let's all go in, because I need some batteries for my pager," said Mister Jones.
['I hope that way that we can stop worrying about Sandy's hose. SHIT! I NEVER thought that I'd think that!.']

Everybody got out and did their bit of quick shopping. The girls got some breath mints while Mister Jones got his batteries and Kevin got Sandy her hosiery. She took her mother back to the ladies room so she could help to change her hose. Then they piled into the car and went to dinner.

Sandy was pampered at Logan's Grill where her dad had made reservations. It was a very posh and upscale family restaurant that served : American, Chinese, Italian, Mexican, and
Seafood. The waitresses wore a white blouse with a knee-length black skirt and hose, loafers and a red vest and tie.

It was at he restaurant that her dad proved is mettle by defending Sandy from a pair of very obnoxious teens intent upon causing trouble and having fun at a girl's expense. They were dressed in leather pants and jackets with matching black shirts and boots.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here? An old man with a brat and two gorgeous whores for our pleasure," Thug #1 sneered. ['The old on might be fun, but the hot babe will be the treat!']

Mister Jones stood bravely between his family and the thugs, "Why are you boys bothering us? Why don't you go home?" ['Lord, help me to protect my family.']

Then he felt a strong, firm delicate hand on his shoulder, "Daddy, I'll back you up! I may be a girl, but Jack had us waitresses take a self-defense course, and they don't scare me a bit!" ['HOW DARE THEY ATTACK MY FAMILY! I AM ONE THING ! BUT FAMILY IS ANOTHER! I WILL HAVE NO MERCY!']

He saw the ancient fire in her eyes and knew that a fire had been awakened that was dangerous to ignite. He had faced it himself when he went against her desire to become a woman, and now it was aimed at the thugs. he was strangely relieved and thankful.

The thugs got out their knives and advanced upon the Dynamic Duo ," Hey Sweetie, We'll go easy on you, after all, we have all night, right fellas?" leered Thug # 2.

"Right!" Chorused the other three thugs.

"OK Sandy, but try NOT to ruin your pantyhose. You do and you wear them all day tomorrow," he joked. ['Now why did I say that? I am NOT interested in her legs.']

"Sure daddy, but may I have some fun?"

"Be my guest."

She quite easily took all four of them down by first kicking her heels into two of their groins and launching her mother's heels at the other two. Then she launched herself into a ballet of feints and kicks that left them on the ground, cradling their broken arms that had held their knives as well as keeping their groins protected from more kicks or heels.

"Sorry daddy, I ruined my pantyhose again," she sulked as she looked down at her feet now
bare of hosiery.

He crushed her in a bear hug as her family gathered around her, "Sandy, that's OK, I'm proud of my Warrior Princess. I'll get you some new pantyhose, and don't worry about wearing those hose anymore."

From http://maddybell.com/Grottoes5.html