11. Cherish The Moments
As a kid, my parents were split up. I’d visit my dad on certain days and go to my mom’s on other days since they didn’t live far apart. One day, I really didn’t want to stay at my dad’s house. As a kid, I was an ignorant person and I didn’t enjoy spending time at my dad’s as much as my mom’s. I had more stuff to do over at her place, so I preferred it.
One day, I completely protested staying at my dad’s and had a tantrum for about two hours, saying how I wanted to go home. My dad’s reaction caught me off guard. I didn’t really acknowledge it at the time, but he was crying. He isn’t an emotional person, and although he was a nice man, he wasn’t overly cheerful or portrayed much emotion. So, looking back at it, this was really bad.
He did end up taking me home late at night and I got yelled at by my mom, not from him. It was never mentioned again. He passed in 2017, probably two years after what happened here. Ever since I started remembering times like this where I sometimes absolutely hated going up to his house. I hold a lot of regrets because I didn’t cherish the moments with someone who I wouldn’t have a lot of time with.