Singer's Daughter Shares Prom Photos, Praises Father's Girlfriend: 'Others Can Only Dream of This Unity'
Translated from Croatian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Taisha Drpić, daughter of Croatian singer Nives Celzijus and former footballer Dino Drpić, shared photos from her high school prom.
- The photos included her parents and her father's new partner, with Taisha expressing gratitude for her blended family's respectful and loving dynamic.
- She contrasted this with idealized childhood drawings of families, highlighting that her real-life family situation is
Taisha Drpić, the 19-year-old daughter of Croatian singer Nives Celzijus and former footballer Dino Drpić, shared photos from her high school prom, capturing a moment of familial harmony that she described as "more perfect than perfect."
On Instagram, Taisha posted images from the event, including one where she posed with her parents and her father's new partner, Ines. This blended family dynamic prompted a heartfelt reflection from Taisha, who recalled drawing idealized families as a child.
As a kid, I drew a perfect family. Dad, mom, Leone, and me. Mom and I had beautiful dresses and hair like Rapunzel. We all held hands, smiling from ear to ear, under the rays of an equally smiling sun.
"As a kid, I drew a perfect family. Dad, mom, Leone, and me. Mom and I had beautiful dresses and hair like Rapunzel. We all held hands, smiling from ear to ear, under the rays of an equally smiling sun," Taisha wrote. She explained that her childhood drawings depicted a family free from the hidden sadness, problems, and jealousy that real life can bring.
Mom, dad, his girlfriend Ines, and I in a unity that others can only dream of. In a unity where the stepmother does not have the ungrateful role from fairytales because she is gentle and caring.
However, looking at the prom photo, Taisha acknowledged it wasn't the perfect picture from her childhood drawings. Her brother Leone was absent, finding it childish to attend his sister's prom at his age. Yet, she found this reality to be "equally fairytale-like."
"Mom, dad, his girlfriend Ines, and I in a unity that others can only dream of," Taisha stated. She praised Ines, noting that she doesn't have the "ungrateful role from fairytales" but is instead "gentle and caring." Taisha emphasized the mutual respect, love, and support within their family, calling it a blessing. She contrasted this with the anxieties many face in blending families, highlighting that her parents attended and left the event together, even stopping for dinner to celebrate. "My family's picture is not perfect, it is more perfect than perfect," she concluded.
My family's picture is not perfect, it is more perfect than perfect.
Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.