@sue.barries: My dad was my first love. I was a daddy's girl (still am) When he would leave for work for weeks it wasn't because he didn't want to be there. It was because he had to work. But I was just a little girl. And missing him hurt. So without realizing it, I made meaning of that pain: Loving someone means it hurts. I carried that belief into adulthood And it shaped how I showed up in relationships. Quite honestly I couldn't show up fully cause of the fear of feeling that pain again by getting too close. When I shared this with my dad, he apologized. Not because he was wrong but because he cares. Today, I see the ways he shows up. In the cooking. The helping. His time. His presence. I shared this with him because I wanted to be complete with my parents, and in doing so, be complete with my past. Because I believe all our relationships are about our parents until we're complete with them. Thank you, Dad

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Sunday 21 December 2025 14:44:05 GMT