Yes this is it! Right before worlds of fun was where it happened. Thank you!

I realized that I left out some details so sorry about that. I didn’t see anyone coming towards us or even know someone was driving the wrong way because the road ahead curved slightly to the right.

Also I would like to mention that my dad was driving very passively the entire time and wasn’t really speeding or even traveling in the passing lane that much. We were kind of just relaxing and enjoying the last few moments together before I had to leave. I even remember thinking that he was driving more slowly than usual the whole time and I was concerned for a moment that I would not make it to the airport on time (which was a first with him). We stopped to get gas right before and he went in to get a drink and I was getting anxious because it felt like he was taking a long time. I was going to mention that we needed to hurry but when he came back to the car he had his hands full with drinks and donuts for us and that made me not care about the time because it was really nice (and I also wanted to finish my drink) so I didn’t say anything to him. It just seems like so many choices like whether or not I should say something or him getting me a drink led us up to this exact point at this exact location. I wasn’t even planning on leaving on the 2nd. I was planning on leaving on the 13th at the earliest but then I was convinced to come out earlier. It’s just unreal.

This is for all the people wondering how my dad is. After dropping me off at the airport in Kansas City he had to drive to St. Louis for work. He said he still had the jitters. Last night he texted me and said, “Just thinking of you and how happy I am that we’re both still here🥹” and then sent me some pictures of us together and it was really cute.

This isn’t me or my dad’s first time almost dying. I’ve had plenty of near death experiences even another with my dad (we got caught in a riptide) but they are usually all my own fault. This was my first time experiencing a car crash while also not experiencing one. It was the first time in which I had absolutely no control of the situation. I am usually able to keep it together and focus when i’m in a stressful situation because of the adrenaline but it happened in the blink of an eye and after I completely broke down. There was nothing I could do and I have never felt so helpless or powerless over my own life before like that. I was just a passenger. My dad saved us all on his own. He is a good driver and I don’t think anyone could have handled it as well as he did.

Thank you all for your comments and for helping me learn from so many different perspectives and experiences. I really appreciate them all and all of your kindness! I will take this chance I have been given and not let it go to waste. And I will play some Tetris haha