My biggest regret is spending the last few years so emotionally evasive from my parents. Even while they left me to live by myself at university a month ago and ambushed me into a goodbye hug, I pretended to try and wriggle free and told them to get off me, despite the fact that I actually really wanted it because I was a 19 year old scared of not having them for the first time.
That was the last time I ever got a hug off my dad. I know he probably knew I did actually want it and the resistance was fake, I just wish I told him and all the other stuff.
The message of this status was initially to never take time for granted, but please never take your loved ones for granted either. My dad was a very healthy and fit 48 year old man and if it wasn’t for a spontaneous stroke, he probably had a good 30-40 years left in him, and yet here I am, with that being my biggest and pretty much only regret.
I'm so sorry for you loss, I'm sure it's been tough for you.
Regrets are one of the most painful things to live with in life. I know I have my fair share of them. Just make sure you don't hold on to that one for too long, but learn from it like you are now.
I'm sure your dad knew you loved him. You have a big heart Soul, I've seen it before here on the forums.
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