A teenager's very moving essay about her dad's alcoholism is bringing people tears - including her father.
In February, 47-year-old Casey Scott of Farmington, near Salt Lake City, shared his 16-year-old daughter's incredibly moving words on his weekly podcast, Project Recovery.
The emotional moment, which has since been posted to the podcast's Facebook page, sees the father read word-for-word the hurt young Preslee felt amid his troubling addiction.
Check out the powerful video in which Scott reads out his daughter's essay:He starts: "For as long as I can remember, my dad has been an alcoholic. I remember going to parties with my dad driving there, but my mom would always be the one to drive us home.
"I knew how my dad would be one person when we showed up to the party, and a completely different person when we left."
The 16-year-old also opened up having to be the responsible adult around her younger siblings when her father was drinking to excess.
The detailed three-page essay goes on to explain how difficult her parents' divorce was on the family and how her father did eventually seek help after hitting another car during one of his drunk driving episodes.
Per The Washington Post, the teen said: "My dad never would have gotten sober without [the accident]. He had to hit rock bottom before he could get the help he needed."
Scott also recounts in the video how one of Preslee's teachers contacted him to let him know that his daughter had turned in a very impressive paper - without revealing the difficult topic it delves into.
The teacher informed Scott that she received an A for her efforts. Naturally, the father, a former news reporter, wanted to read the piece and eventually asked Preslee about it. Preslee was hesitant initially, he explains but did eventually give him a copy of it.
He wept after reading it for the first time, explaining: "It was so raw and so real - I had to walk away to collect my thoughts. And then I thought: 'This is something that everyone needs to hear.'
"I was not prepared to read that letter, but I knew that I had to. In addiction, a lot of energy and love is spent on the addict.
"But you don't realize the wake of damage that is caused to friends and family throughout your addiction. Many times, their story isn't heard. I knew that I needed to change that with Preslee's essay."
Fortunately, Preslee's honesty and vulnerability and Scott's willingness to change for the better ended up bringing the father and daughter closer together.
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