I finally reached out to my dad after two years of barely speaking
My dad and I had a pretty bad falling-out two years ago, and after that, we barely talked unless we really had to. Birthdays came and went, and even when we were in the same room, we'd hardly say a word to each other. A few days ago, I was looking through some old pictures on my phone and found one of us eating at a restaurant we used to visit when I was younger. It made me miss those days, so after going back and forth about it for hours, I finally messaged him and asked if he wanted to get dinner sometime. He replied a couple of hours later and said sure.
When we met up, things were awkward at first, and I honestly had no idea whether I should bring up what happened between us. We ended up talking about work, relatives, and random stuff instead. At one point, he made a joke about something that happened years ago, and we both started laughing. We didn't fix everything that night, and we still haven't talked about our falling-out, but he texted me afterward to ask if I'd gotten home safely. It's such a small thing, but I really missed that. I spent so long thinking it was too late for us to have a normal relationship again, and now I'm just glad we finally took that first step.