I’ve gone back and forth with whether or not I should post this, whether it was too personal, too much, not appropriate.
I lost my dad very suddenly about a week and a half ago. Because I already lost my mom when I was nine, I am now parentless before the age of 30 and the burden all falls to me. This one is easier in some aspects and so much harder in other aspects. I clearly have not been lucky in certain aspects of life, but I was lucky to have them both as parents.
The takeaway from my dad’s death though? If you have been hesitating on something, do it. My dad talked about getting a tattoo with me, about fixing up his motorcycle, about buying a classic car to work on as a project, about traveling, about trying something new, etc. etc. He wanted to do SO MUCH. He could have done SO MUCH OF IT. But he just always said how it wasn’t the right time, how the money could be spent better, or it wasn’t the responsible thing.
But there were other things he didn’t hesitate on. He hesitated on a lot of projects around the house, and he hesitated so much on spending money on himself or what he wanted, but he never hesitated to help. If someone needed help, he was always there, without question, without hesitation.
So maybe this isn’t an appropriate thing to post about (I think only two people on here actually knew my dad) and maybe I won’t keep it up for long, but hopefully it can inspire someone to stop hesitating and start doing, not only for others, but for yourself as well.