The Diamond He Almost Threw Away

Smith told his wife he only wanted sons because boys become leaders while girls amount to nothing.

When their daughter was born he turned cold. She dreamed of becoming a doctor but he

laughed in her face saying girls belong in kitchens not hospitals. Her mother secretly

encouraged her studies. Years passed and the son he adored dropped out of school and wasted his life

gaming. The daughter worked nights studying and earned a full medical scholarship.

The day she graduated as a surgeon Smith stood in the crowd crying realizing he had poured all

his love into the wrong child. She was the diamond he almost threw away.