Father's Day hit different this year for Kelly Rowland as the R&B songstress took some time to appreciate her repaired relationship with her formerly estranged father, Christopher Lovett.
Over on Instagram, the Destiny's Child alum, 39, shared several photos of herself with Lovett, including shots of the day the two met in October 2018. "This was honestly one of the most pivotal moments in my life!” she wrote. “After 30 years of not seeing him, not speaking to him… what would THAT mean, for me, my family, my psyche? Well, this day in Oct. of 2018, I would find out.”
Rowland went on to confess that she found Lovett and arranged the meeting while she was filming her role in Gladys Knight's TV series, American Soul. “When I tell you I was petrified, I was walking to meet him, and my feet suddenly felt like they weighed A TON, needless to say I was overcome with anxiety, and I had a full on anxiety attack, in that moment I felt like the abandoned 8 yr old,” she continued. “My team calmed me down. And as I turn the corner, in my head I was cursing this man, ‘Why didn’t you come find me?’ ‘Did you love me?’ ‘Am I worthy?’ And when I looked at him, and he looked at me, NOTHING CAME TO MY LIPS, not one word. I felt the Holy Spirit say to me, listen. I listened to him, I was nervous to trust him, nervous to forgive him, nervous to love him nervous about it all. And the truth is, I already loved him.”
Forgiveness seems to have been the path for the pair and Rowland said that the experience has been an eye-opening one in her life. "I spoke to my protective husband and those closest to me and they encourage me to forgive and jump! And since this time, I have forgiven, and we have spoken everyday since!” she explained to fans of their relationship. "I have come to know SO much about myself, my family history, and even where my love of music & voice have come from! I Love you Daddy, and love being your little girl… even at 39! Lol."
Rowland concluded the message by admitting that the two are "making up for lost time" and the superstar is appreciating the small moments with one another. "When I tell you, him telling me how smart and beautiful I am....will never get old!” she concluded, adding, "#HAPPYFATHERSDAY#reunited."
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