RE: A Letter To My Dad
Thank you @zipporah
I appreciate your kind words, and your ability to understand. Although the choice to reunite , then later disengage, was one of the hardest and most confusing emotional roller coaster rides I have ever been on, it was crucial for my personal growth. I guess you could say I had to do it in order to accept the truth of what really was. I didn't want to believe it or face it for so many years, and right up until I was face to face with the reality of what is, and what will always be, I always thought he could, and perhaps would change.
After it was said and done, I knew I had always known. It was just something I had to face and overcome. I feel better today as a result of my decision. I have closure knowing I tried my absolute best to do the right thing, to be a good son, and give him the second chance I felt he should have, even if no one else felt the same.
Thank you for reading, and thank you for your heart felt comment.
Of course – there was no way I could be so moved by something and not respond in kind.
Accepting the difficult choice is really what the journey is all about, I believe. Often, the choice is razor thin – the chasm between so seemingly vast. And yet, once you arrive in that moment of knowing, following through feels almost absurdly simple. I commend you for being present enough to know you'd reached that juncture.
You and your imaginary friend can't count a new, very sincere friend amongst those you can lean on, should you ever find yourself grieving...as you very well may. <3
Haha, crazy how @imaginary-friend just happens to upvote everything I upvote right? lol
It's nice to have friends around. Imaginary or not. <3