Proud of myself

Hello little one, I have some exciting news for you. Your daddy has gotten a new job! you see I have many talents and if I'm honest I have never had enough belief in myself, I have always been plagued by self-doubt and insecurities, I've always hidden it behind a mask of confidence, afraid that people would not like what lay hidden beneath. But that's all changed now, I believe in myself, I have my self-worth and I won't ever let anyone take it away from me. I owe it all to the hard-working people who helped daddy get better and to accept and deal with his problems. All of this has helped me push myself to a new level and I'm so proud of myself, I have just got to tell you about it.

I went for a work trial in a very high-end kitchen, you see daddy is a really talented chef, I love food and how it brings people together and makes them happy, and that in turn makes me happy. Anyway, it was simple stuff, to begin with, cut a few things here, prep a few things there, then the head chef comes to me with a wooden crate full of beautiful ingredients and says right cook me something you have an hour. It was fantastic, it was just like master chef on the tv! so I planned it all out and went about creating a dish from scratch with what I was given.

I came up with a Moroccan Prawn Dish, Prawns marinated in orange juice, lime, and harissa with a light couscous salad, finely sliced spring onion, fennel, and onion softened with lemon and orange juice dressing. I also made a couple of flatbreads and a yogurt, harissa and rosewater dip to go with it, got to use a pizza oven on that one, was great!

So the head chefs all tried it and seemed to enjoy it without giving too much away, they had really good poker faces, they told me how I could improve it but overall giving the time scale and how I had to improvise the dish I had done a really good job.

So the moment came, they sat me down in the office and said something that amazed me and made me so proud I just had to tell you about it. They said they thought daddy was a very talented chef, a real find, and they don't normally do this but they would like to offer daddy a job there and then! now, these guys are competition chefs they compete all around the country so for them to say that was just incredible.

It has done wonders for my confidence, self-belief, and I'm even more determined to succeed, this is my career, I love what I do and this is the start of bigger and better things for daddy. I know there may be more bumps in the road ahead for me but I know now that I have the skill the talent and the drive to get a job in any kitchen, I am good enough, I am strong and I will never go back to the old me.

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Your Daddy