The other reason I put myself out there to be on here is, I am increasingly aware that there is a chance that I will not see my daughter grow into her adulthood

This part had my heart skip a little bit seeing as I just lost my dad over a month ago and I almost didn't fully immense myself in reading and understanding your post as usual.
I really do hope she has you around for a long long time.
Congratulations on 50,000 posts. That is huge ..