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Deciding to Walk the Aisle Without Dad

by Caroline Bicks

All Things Considered, February 10, 2005 · When Caroline Bicks decided to get married, she told her father that she would walk herself down the aisle rather than have him give her away. Her father was hurt; eight years later, she still has misgivings.

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Crystal, who listens to KUHF in Houston.

"My 'driveway moment' actually occurred at my desk... I didn't hear this story on my radio, but the title caught my eye [on NPR.org]: 'A Decision to Walk Down the Aisle Without Dad.'... The rebellious child [I was] is gone, and I just wanted my Daddy back for one last dance."

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