Cillian Martin
Joined February 2021
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Better Late Than Never
“To my son— I bet you weren’t expecting to hear from me. ‘Better late than never’, as they say.” When that small black notebook arrived in my bundle of mail, taped shut with my name and address hastily scribbled onto an index card and plastered to the cover, I didn't know what to think. My father and I had a tentative relationship, at best, so when my mind registered that the handwriting was his, I expected the worst. I left the notebook on my breakfast counter, in plain sight to remind me that it was there, but still sealed because I wasn't sure it was worth the potential mental anguish to open it. I even considered throwing it in the trash. Burning it. Returning it.
By Cillian Martin3 years ago in Families