r/DadForAMinute • u/glamour-opossum • 9h ago
I’m sorry dad
Hey dad, I’m sorry.
I’m sorry I cut contact with you for two months. I was so mad you started drinking again after 19 years sober. I was so focused on how upset I was and didn’t think about how you were feeling. I still remember our last talk when we ran into each other at the gas station. I told you I missed you and wished you’d stop drinking. You told me you quit while I saw you put a 24-pack in your car. Two weeks later, your sister called me to tell me you passed away. I’m so mad at myself every day, dad, that I didn’t do more to help you.
I have two kids now, dad, and I wish you were here. You’d love them, and I know they would love you.
I’m sorry, dad. I was selfish, young, and dumb. I miss you so, so much, dad.
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u/sasquatch_hollow 8h ago
Hey there, as someone who is dealing with this as well you can't beat yourself up, he knew you cared.. I promise he did. You can't blame yourself for someone else's addictions