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\u201cDannielynn\u2019s dress was inspired by her favorite character Hino Eiji, Kamen Rider OOO TaJaDor combo \u2014 she made me write that \ud83d\ude06 \u2014 because that character had the same shoulders as the design of the dress she found! \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\u201d Larry continued. \u201cHey whatever works, just trying to spend a little quality time as this weekend of traditions come to a close\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n Dannielynn Birkhead<\/span> tephen J. Cohen\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cTonight is the 20th anniversary where I met Dannielynn\u2019s Mom at the same event,\u201d Larry shared via Instagram<\/a> during last year\u2019s gala. (Smith died of a drug overdose in February 2007 at the age of 39, just five months after Dannielynn was born.)<\/p>\n\u201cSometimes you feel like a bodyguard, sometimes you feel like a chauffeur,\u201d Larry joked to Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in 2020 about being a single father. \u201cIt depends on what the day is. But my job is dad and I think I\u2019ve done a pretty good job. She\u2019s adjusted to it and she\u2019s just a normal kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Dannielynn and Larry attend the Kentucky Derby together every year, as well as the Barnstable-Brown Gala<\/a>, which holds a sentimental place in the hearts of the Birkhead family.<\/p>\n \u201cTonight is the 20th anniversary where I met Dannielynn\u2019s Mom at the same event,\u201d Larry shared via Instagram<\/a> during last year\u2019s gala. (Smith died of a drug overdose in February 2007 at the age of 39, just five months after Dannielynn was born.)<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes you feel like a bodyguard, sometimes you feel like a chauffeur,\u201d Larry joked to Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in 2020 about being a single father. \u201cIt depends on what the day is. But my job is dad and I think I\u2019ve done a pretty good job. She\u2019s adjusted to it and she\u2019s just a normal kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>
\n Dannielynn Birkhead<\/span> tephen J. Cohen\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n