How does one carry on after losing their person?
TW: I talk about loss, specifically the loss of a parent. Please scroll away right now if it's something you find uncomfortable or difficult.
The post title is an uncomfortable question I've had in a corner of my brain for the past 3 years now.
I can't imagine a life without my father. He and i have a great relationship. We are two peas in a pod. We are almost the same people. He is my person.
Dad came close to death about a year ago and at the time,i realised that he is all I've truly got. And no one can ever be my person but him.
The man loves me with every fiber of his being. And I'm not easy to love. I'm an extremely difficult, cantankerous, crazy woman.
But he loves me. Completely unconditional. He never wants anything from me. He just wants me to be happy and have a good life.
I'm not sure if life would even be worth living after he's gone but that's something I'll have to think about later because hopefully he's still got a few good years left in him.
Do I even want a life without him in it?? Idk. And I'm not sure. But he makes my world. I hope he knows that.
The one good thing I'm proud of in this life is I'm a daughter to a wonderful man. And I've experienced true love in the form of paternal love. And my life is richer for that