I once took my 10 year old daughter to a daddy daughter dance at her school and the DJ didnt show up. There was a gymnasium full of sad little girls. This was before smart phones. It just so happened I had an electric piano and some amps in the back of my truck from a gig the night before. In 20 minutes I had a makeshift PA set up and was singing and playing songs like Shout, Locomotion, Lion sleeps tonite...etc. The party was a success.
I couldnt understand why my little girl was not happy until later on in the night and it hit me...She wanted to dance with her daddy and couldnt. I was more focused on being "the entertainer" than her dad. I still get choked up thinking about it. I was a terrible dad not just this night either...