You’re very welcome .... that was my tagline for many months....happened to be the last words my dad said before we left the hospital for the night. He died that night. Alone in his sleep.
If I could take back time...we would have spent the night...I’ll carry that remorse until I can be with him again, God willing.
In the scheme of things.....he was a far greater man on Earth, than the recently elegied. Yes, I am biased, and was blessed. ;D
So sorry to hear that about your Dad.
Lost my old man when I was a kid. He was 55 feet tall to me. Lost my Mom a few years ago. It’s not easy.
“...I’ll carry that remorse ...”
Please forgive my imposition here, but I’ll say that that’s probably not what he would have wanted for you. I’ll go out on a limb and say that he’d thank you for being his wonderful child, his pride and joy, and for all the happiness you gave him over the course of his life with you.
And he’d say also that, BECAUSE he loved you so much, he’d probably tell you not to have remorese, but to go and live your life, find that place and the memories that make you happy, and cling to them. And be glad for and appreciate the life that God gave you, the fact that you had the time you did have together, and the chances you have every day, to make your corner of the world a better place.
I’ll bet that’s what your Papa would tell you. Because that’s what fathers who love their kids do.
We carry the memories of our loved ones in our hearts and minds... so they’re never gone forever.
But yeah, it still hurts. I get that...