Day 4

My sister is away at college and my dad really hates the distance.
Today when he was speaking to her on the phone, I stayed in the room with him so that he wouldn't feel like I'm as far away.



"Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple"

--Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift

Day 3

My dad's entire life operates on punctuality.
Being fifteen minutes early is on time for him.
However, he caught a cold this weekend and was pretty slow getting to work this morning.
We leave separately for work and school and he usually is first but today I was ready before he was. So I dawdled a little to let him beat me out the door and still feel on time.

Day 2

My post secondary education is pretty hot topic with my dad.
In fact, there's rarely a day when he doesn't bring it up.
Today, instead of fighting over our different ideas for my future, I listened. I tried to respond calmly and rationally, which for me is incredibly difficult.
I hope it gets easier.

"ransom notes keep falling out your mouth
mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cut outs
speak no feeling no I don't believe you
you don't care a bit,
you don't care a bit"
-Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap

Day 1

I can already tell that this is going to be a difficult 40 days.
When my dad and I see each other, we just start yelling.
He makes it so hard for me to be nice so I'm starting simply by praying for him.

Haha small joke. Only kidding. I still like this song though.

Day -1

For those of you who have ever seen the movie "Fireproof," you'll understand what a Love Dare is.
For those of you who haven't, let me explain:
My religion teacher assigned us a Love Dare for the upcoming season of lent.
We are to pick a person that we interact with everyday but don't necessarily have the best relationship with.
I chose my dad.
We've always struggled to connect and this is the perfect opportunity to change that.

Today is entitled negative one because the Lenten season starts tomorrow and that'll be when I take on the task of repairing our relationship.