Bryan Martin has been working on his daughters graduation gift since she entered kindergarten.
Bryan Martin purchased a gift for his daughter’s high school graduation, which happened earlier this month about thirteen years ago and he somehow kept it hidden this whole time, and his, in his daughter’s words, “moving, touching, nostalgic, and thoughtful” present brought Brenna to tears when her dad gave it to her last week.
The gift was a copy of “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” it wasn’t a first addition or signed-by-the-author copy, but it was according to his daughter “truly priceless.” That’s because inside, threaded among the passages of Dr. Seuss’s well-known rhymes, were comments and compliments from every adult who has taught Brenna at school, starting with her kindergarten teachers.
Brenna’s reaction to the gift didn’t stop with graduation-day tears. She was so moved by the book that she posted the story online and added a link on Reddit, where the gift has attracted plenty of attention, not least from parents-to-be and parents of young kids who say they plan to follow Brenna’s dad’s example.
Dad joined the Reddit conversation too, writing, “I cannot believe Brenna posted this… she has always been the light of my life. Doing this was just a small way of letting her know.”
