20/08/2022
To DAD:
Parents are not perfect. They make many mistakes, but we can always learn form them💔 You probably were not expecting a letter from me. For the longest time, I didn’t expect to write a letter to you, either. You’ve messed up a lot. You then messed up the mess-ups.
That isn’t new information and I’m sure it’s hard to read, but just hear me out. Some of those mistakes hurt me directly, and some of the hurt was more like a hurt by association. And I think some of those mistakes were because of choices you’ve made, and others were caused by situations you found yourself in that you felt you didn’t have any control over.💔 I won’t lie, all of those added up to a lot of hurt and confusion for me. But as much as I’ve spent the last few years thinking that if I did have a chance like this to tell you something, it would be to list out the ways your actions affected me. Now that I have the chance, it turns out that isn’t what I want to say.💔
I could use a lot of different words, but what it really comes down to is this: It is not too late.
It isn’t too late to own your actions and say, “I’m sorry.” It isn’t too late for forgiveness. It isn’t too late for you, for me, or for us. As long as we are both still living, there is still hope.
You may be curious why I believe that, and it’s because of grace. I recognize in my own life where I have made mistakes on top of mistakes and I’ve hurt my heavenly Father. Yet, He continuously extends forgiveness, love, and kindness to me. He loves me so that I can turn around and show that love to the people around me ❤️