After six years since our divorce, Mark quickly remarried Cassandra, a woman who treated kindness like a rare commodity. Our daughter, Lily, now 17, was preparing for prom. She found a stunning $1,000 satin gown online, but it was beyond our means. Determined, I offered to sew her a similar dress. Lily hesitated but agreed.
We spent weeks designing and crafting the gown together. The night before prom, Cassandra arrived unannounced, presenting Lily with the exact dress she’d admired. She belittled my efforts, implying that Lily deserved better. Lily, however, chose to wear the dress I made.
At prom, Lily confidently entered wearing the gown I crafted with love. She later shared a heartfelt post on social media, expressing her appreciation for the dress and the effort I put into making it. Cassandra responded with a demand for reimbursement, which Lily declined, emphasizing that love can’t be measured in dollars.
Lily is set to start college soon, and she plans to take the dress with her—not for parties, but as a reminder that the best things in life are made with love, not money.
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