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Thank you for this it means everything to me. I worry so much that I have failed you all in so many ways. I know the girls love me- but I often wonder if they trust and respect me. I know it's something I have to earn back.

And I know that you are the best mother I have ever known. You have raised three incredible young women. We are so lucky to have them, and I am so lucky to have met you 23 years ago. Thank you.

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> On May 12, 2016, at 11:22 PM, Kathleen Biden <kathleenbiden@mac.com> wrote:
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> I want you to know that you are a great father - a better father than your dad. Your girls love you because you love them for who they are. You haven't judged them, you have loved them for who they are. You listen and you make them and their problems important to you. You make them great because you allow them to be who they are without unfair expectations. You are patient, caring, and loving.
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> I know you and I have struggled but your love for the girls hasn't waivered. Remember how we use to joke that the girls didn't have anything to survive to make them strong and interesting? Well, we gave it to them! They did survive it and they are stronger. Through it all they never questioned your love or commitment.
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> I know you love your dad and I do too but he wasn't perfect. No one is perfect. At your core, you taught our girls what was important. They are kind, thoughtful, open, curious, funny, compassionate and hard working. You were as much a part of that as I was in helping them grow.
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> Don't ever question whether you were as good a father as your dad. You were better, in every way.
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