I'm beyond proud of him for the man he's become. I'm also sad because this marks the end of HUGE chapter and the start of another one for both him and I.
When my son was born I was 19 years old and still a kid myself. I don't think I was mature enough to raise a family but we did it and continue to. I was barely old enough to legally drink in a bar let alone start a family. Those early years were tough, I was still growing up myself while trying to figure out how to be a father and a husband. I made some huge mistakes over the years and our relationship was good but wasn't very close until about a year ago. This past year I believe (in our own ways) we forgave each other for the mistakes we both made. We started to really develop a close relationship that I cherish everyday. In a lot of ways I'm sad because of all the time I wasted, missed opportunities to develop that realtiobships with my son. This is something that I can't stop thinking about as he takes this step. It saddens me because I can't go back in time and do things over. He's an amazing young man that I'm so immensely proud of. He's intelligent, empathetic and has a huge heart with his family at the center of it.
All I can and will do is love him, support him and continue to develop our relationship while I continue to gently wipe the tears from my eyes.
Mr. Repay
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