I Held My Head Up High (Sequel to Adopted By Lin Manuel Miranda)

who tells your story (final chapter)

Dear Dad,
I'll probably never give this to you, but that's okay. As the year comes to a close I want to thank you for every thing you've done for me this past year.
You've taken me to a ton of Broadway shows. My personal favorite currently being Dear Evan Hansen. Because when you adopted me I had a total You Will Be Found moment. Even though at the time I didn't know about Broadway.
You gave me a real family this year. I have you and mom and Sebastian and a new little sibling coming this coming year. Who I'm super excited about.
I went to LA with you and got to be on Ellen talking about my clothing line. Which is another crazy thing I did.
You helped me realize it was okay to be myself. And you also gave me some pretty amazing friends, like Jon and Anthony to help me realize that too.
I got to find out more about my brother which is something I never thought would happen, especially after you adopted me. But thank you so much for allowing me to have that still.
Thank you for guiding me through the past year of my life, even though I wasn't always easy. Thank you for helping and loving and supporting, and teaching me. Thank you for helping me see I am someone, without you I'd still be on the street running from CPS. Thanks. I love you, Dad.

Bailey West Miranda.