Blog: Death Bed Talk
This morning was really emotionally intense for me. On Discovery the teens have a session where they get to explore their relationships with their parents. I was wondering to myself all the things I would say to my parents if I was about to die, then realised that could happen anytime so why put off saying those things until it's too late! Mike and the Mechanics have a song called 'In the Living Years' with a line that goes, "I wasn't there that morning that my father passed away, I wasn't there to tell him all the things I had to say, I wish I could have told him in the living years".
So this morning I called my Dad and told him a whole lot of things I have never told him and that I loved him which is something I have never said. I was so nervous before I did it but now I have I feel really drained but glad I did it. I think Dad and I will grow a much healthy relationship where we can talk openly and honestly and I can learn a lot more from his experiences in life.
Dad has almost died a few times and there is no reason to hold back the talk I had, I should have done it years ago.
I'm sure there are people out there that you love but when was the last time you told them how much they mean to you? Your kids, your partner, your parents? It's to late when we die to say all the things we could say today...