Early on I developed what we now recognize as a severe anxiety disorder and many …show more content…
At one point the topic of college came up. Somehow that led to three and a half hours of tears and apologies and some honesty. I was able to open up and finally admit how hard it was for me to recieve my parents love and attention. I was able to openly discuss how I did not feel apart of the family and to my surprise they listened. Pops gave me good advice and seemed to really care about what I had to say. It was a major stepping stone in our relationship. Last week I was making lunch and Pops came in and sat down and I finally told him what I was doing for my something new project. He had not previously known I had set out on a quest to spend 10 hours with him. He loved the idea and we ended up talking about friendship and college for a whole hour which was really nice. Really great advice was given regarding a tough situation with a friend. Pops had never before been the person I had gone to for advice and I really wish I would