My dad had been sober for almost 2 years. <br />(that was his longest sobriety of my life) <br />My brother was gone to a friends house for the night <br />and my dad knew I was bored. <br />He said to get dressed in my nicest dress <br />because he was taking me to dinner. <br />I thought this was sorta corny.... <br />He tried to make a big deal about it <br />like it was a ''Father/Daughter Night''. <br />I had never had a fancy dinner <br />with just my dad and I. <br /> <br />When we pulled up to Mountain Jacks <br />(one of the nicer restaurants in the Lansing area at the time) <br />I'm ashamed to admit, I was embarrassed. <br />It was around prom time <br />and I hadn't planned on ''being seen'' <br />with my dad at a fancy restaurant. <br /> <br />While the hostess seated us <br />I grew more embarrassed <br />as we passed the teenage couples <br />sitting close together in their booths. <br />I couldn't believe I let him talk me into this! <br /> <br />All I could think was <br />''Thank God she put us at an out-of-the-way table! '' <br />Instead of enjoying myself I worried how it must look <br />to be seen having dinner with my dad <br />while other people my age where at their prom. <br />Afterall,16 was way too old to think dinner with daddy was fun! <br /> <br />I love shrimp but I had never tasted lobster tail <br />so my dad let me order the lobster tail <br />(and he ordered an appetizer platter <br />with the most delicious variety of shrimps I've ever tasted) <br />He never looked at the cost. <br />He ordered himself the filet mignon. <br />(he always gushed over how the ''rich people'' ate filet mignon) . <br /> <br />Well, being the brat I was, I didn't like the lobster tail. <br />My dad didn't either. <br />But, he traded me dinners and pretended he didn't mind. <br />I sat there and ate the filet mignon. <br />I never even told him thank you.<br /><br />Mary Nagy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-never-even-told-him-thank-you/
