The Purdy's

Jinxx’s POV

Growing up with a daddy that spent half of his time on the road and the other half with us was hard. People who we weren’t really related to like Billie and Adrienne, we called Aunt and Uncle. I didn’t mind however because they were really nice to me. Since Andy Dawn went to college, I was the oldest and I loved it. My bedtime was later than the others. When daddy was around, he tried to balance his time with all of us but it was hard for him I could tell. Kellin and Eve were constantly making a mess of things and getting into trouble, so I tried to be good for him. They did it for attention mostly, even I knew that, but none of the adults did.

If Kellin were in the spotlight, than Eve had to go and do something so the attention would be on her, and vice versa. If the attention was on me, they would take it from me as fast as they could so they could soak up the attention they so desperately needed. I may only be 10, but I was smarter than half the kids in my grade put together and I was a bit taller than them. Daddy always told me he was proud of me. When he had got me my horse, Mystic, he told me he was very proud of how well I took care of her and how fast I had learned to ride.

Despite my dad being proud of me, I spent a lot of time in the background. I figured out that I was like a silent movie. I continued on but you never heard a thing and never remembered it was playing unless you looked at it.

I didn’t take it personally. My two other siblings that lived with me had demanding behavior that constantly needed to be put in check. My dad was a good dad. He took me to the movies, the zoo, the beach, and everywhere else when I asked. We had days that were dedicated to just the two of us and I loved that. But those got more rare as I got older. I didn’t mind because they were good memories.

Finding out that we had a dad, and going to live with him was life changing. But I liked it. My dad was pretty cool, and my uncles were too. I wouldn’t change that, not in a million years. The house we lived in was amazing. I had my own room, which was painted my favorite color: green. The one thing I wanted us to have was a pet but because daddy had been so sick so long ago, we never got one. Hopefully we get one soon. When Daddy goes on tour, I miss him a lot but I know that he is making a lot of people happy, so it doesn’t hurt as much. A lot of people love daddy but not as much as me. Daddy is the person I look up to most in the world because he has gone through so much and is still the best daddy ever. I may not be noticed a lot, but when he does notice me, its pretty great.

It is finally my turn to get to tell the story of what it is like to live with my Dad, a rock star, and my uncles who are his band mates. It may not be the happiest of stories, but It is my life and well, someone wants to hear it, so might as well share it. So that’s why I am sharing it with you guys, the BVB army. So you get to know the second oldest Purdy and what Andy Dawn was really like, because under her “cute attitude” she is a bitch, but I love her.

So sit back and get some tissues, because this is going to be a mess. A mess that is my reality.

Notes

THANK YOU ALL! Thank you for 40,353 Views, 92 Subscribers, 456 Comments, 58 Votes. Thank you. This story would not have made it to this, if it weren't for you guys, the readers. I am so sad to end the story on a note like this, but it will make sense in the sequel! Please do read that! It is definitely something you will not want to miss!

Thank you again, so much. I love you all! so much!
~Ashley