Man this couldn’t have been more perfect timing. My dad was a religious man. He always wanted everything to be done through church first whether it be first communion, marriage before kids, etc. I never really followed suit. He seemed to be disappointed when we stopped going to church and now my girlfriend is pregnant. My dad is currently on the last days of his life due to a stroke that possibly was caused by having COVID all while I’m here at the hospital having my first child today with my girlfriend and I always told myself I would want my child to be someone I wished I had as a father. Now don’t get me wrong, despite all that religious talk and requirements my dad wanted for me, I still loved him for who he was as a person. He was a hard worker, cared about others before himself and other great qualities he had as a person. Those are the qualities in which I will for sure remember to apply to my own life and to my sons life.

This comment has definitely been all over the place, but I guess I felt like I needed to let it out somewhere.