Having my heart tugged a little today

[HAWG DAWG]

On June 9th my dad was in the hospital and I talked to my mom and told her I was coming to see him that evening. She said they were gonna let him go come home in a day or so so it was up to me to drive the hour and a half. Well that evening I called and told her I wasn't coming that I was signing up for a fishing tournament that I'd be there after the tourney on Saturday. At 9:15 Saturday morning my mom called and his heart had stopped. I regret it as much as I regret the night my baby boy stopped breathing in his sleep and I wasn't there.

Moral of the story, do what you can today for tomorrow is uncertain. It will do your heart good.

[calfroper_06]

You made the right decision. Be safe on your travels.

[hogslayer78]

Thanks guys! I just got the time off approved, I'll be catching a flight down there Friday and come back Monday afternoon.

I had a feeling if I didn't go I would regret it. Some of y'all's stories really moved me in that decision. Thanks guys!


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You are a good Man, and you made the right decision.

[deerwatcher51]

Good luck and I pray all goes well.

[em12]

Good luck brother!

[Oleman]

Right decision. Good luck and have a great visit.

[Pushbutton2]

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"*(Chinese:*;*pinyin:*Qin l zh xíng, sh yú zú xià; literally: "A journey of a thousand*li*starts beneath one's feet") is a common saying that originated from a famous*Chinese*proverb. The quotation is from Chapter 64 of the*Tao Te Ching*ascribed to*Laozi.

This proverb means that we must begin something if we hope to finish it, something that takes a long time to get finished begins with one first step.

[Eagle19]

So here is a small update.

My mom called my grandfather today and told him we were coming just to help. Well, he let her have it. He said everything he could say without cursing at her. Telling her she can't just invite herself over there, and that she has made a sick man fuming mad....so needless to say this is going to be interesting.

I'm taking my fishing rod to try and catch peacock bass if this doesn't work out.

[Eagle19]

New update.

So I met him this morning. He was very surprised to see me. He said if my mom hadn't told me he was coming he would have no idea who I was. He let us cut down a lot of trees. He didn't have many actually down but a lot were leaning and needed to come down. He also hadn't taken care of the place in a long time garden wise so we cleaned a lot of that out and are replacing some fence post.

It was awkward at first though. The good thing though was the he kissed my mom several times and had a few pictures of her from high school 30 years ago.

At lunch I asked him what he did to fill his time and he said "we" would go on cruises once a month, go to the casino, and go on trips. I thought saying "we" was weird but blew it off. But with that said, I looked into fishing for peacock bass on google for while I was here. Typing in peacock bass and where he lived brought up some interesting results. Lots of things about being a gay neighborhood came up. I thought it was odd but blew it off. After driving through it lived up to its name. But I still blew it off. Before we left my dad and I were hanging out by the truck and my grandpa was talking to us. He was telling us about the condos and houses he owned in Florida and in Maryland with his "partner". That's when it clicked. We said goodbyes for the night and got in the truck and left. I asked dad if we should tell my mom and he said leave it be.

Just kinda took me by surprise and sent the story on a plot twist.


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[Etxnoodler]

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[coon007]

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He seems to be gay, no problem he's still your grandpa.

[coon007]

New update.

So I met him this morning. He was very surprised to see me. He said if my mom hadn't told me he was coming he would have no idea who I was. He let us cut down a lot of trees. He didn't have many actually down but a lot were leaning and needed to come down. He also hadn't taken care of the place in a long time garden wise so we cleaned a lot of that out and are replacing some fence post.

It was awkward at first though. The good thing though was the he kissed my mom several times and had a few pictures of her from high school 30 years ago.

At lunch I asked him what he did to fill his time and he said "we" would go on cruises once a month, go to the casino, and go on trips. I thought saying "we" was weird but blew it off. But with that said, I looked into fishing for peacock bass on google for while I was here. Typing in peacock bass and where he lived brought up some interesting results. Lots of things about being a gay neighborhood came up. I thought it was odd but blew it off. After driving through it lived up to its name. But I still blew it off. Before we left my dad and I were hanging out by the truck and my grandpa was talking to us. He was telling us about the condos and houses he owned in Florida and in Maryland with his "partner". That's when it clicked. We said goodbyes for the night and got in the truck and left. I asked dad if we should tell my mom and he said leave it be.

Just kinda took me by surprise and sent the story on a plot twist.


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so did you catch any fish ?

[Eagle19]

so did you catch any fish ?

Not yet. I'm planning on trying to chase down some peacocks tomorrow. My grandfather lives right on a canal that has brackish water. I could see some fish but couldn't tell what they were. I threw a little bit of everything except live bait and no bites.


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[stickbowcoop]

I asked dad if we should tell my mom and he said leave it be.

I think I would tell her if it were my mom. It might help her realize that her father's actions weren't because he was angry at her or didn't like her or anything like that, but that he was possibly trying to keep that side of his life private.

[Eagle19]

I think I would tell her if it were my mom. It might help her realize that her father's actions weren't because he was angry at her or didn't like her or anything like that, but that he was possibly trying to keep that side of his life private.

Yeah I'm going to try and ask him more questions tomorrow when my parents aren't around. That may be why he quit coming to visit because he knew my parents might be judgemental about it. I don't really care, he can do what he wants. I don't support it but my opinion isn't going to stop some one from being the way they are.

He could have been talking about business partner, but I think stuff was starting to add up.


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