9 January 2025

I do not believe that there is an equivalent term, daughtered, to match mothered. The fact is that this widowed old man is pleasantly daughtered by my two daughters Ale and Hilary.

A few years before Rosemary died on December 9, 2020 we did lots of activities together. It was important to have our daily breakfast in bed routine after feeding Niña and Niño. Our breakfast (who cares about crumbs?) involved reading our hard copy NY Times and Vancouver Sun. There was other obvious stuff we did in bed. In fact we did this obvious stuff until about 3 months before Rosemary died.

Central to our life together was our bathroom with its fine tub. We liked to use it lots and we even indulged in bathing together. Our toes were important for this activity.

My daughter Hilary knew that I liked to read books and the NYTimes in the tub so she bought me a nice device that rests on the tub that can handle reading material and a large mug of strong tea. After Rosemary died I relegated the device to one side of the toilet.

Tonight when I noticed it I decided to use it again. I was delighted by it, and now it will be a permanent fixture of my daily bath.

While some might not agree with my daily tub baths (unsanitary?) I have to explain that my Toto bathroom facilities include a tub with a Jacuzzi. Using it helps relieve a lot of my arthritis.

 I take many supplements in the morning provided by Hilary including fish oil for my joints etc. Thank you Hilary for daughtering me.