Hey @futuremind . This is Caleb. I play on lucksacks from time to time with you. Thanks for sharing. I have not experienced the type of pain and the tough childhood that you have. I am very impressed with how you had been able to forgive your father and give him another chance. You are a stronger man than I. I would have probably harboured bitterness in my heart and stayed addicted to drugs and alcohol.
My experiences are totally different than yours. I had an amazing upbringing. But all consuming clinical depression took hold of my life at the age of 13. I went undiagnosed until the age of 28. I felt like sleeping all day in those 15 years. My life feels like it was robbed of my youth and of it's plans for the future. I am 34 now, with a baby daughter on the way set to make her debut in September. My depression and crippling debt is at times overwhelming. I often want to turn to drinking too. Yesterday I had our car repossessed. Financially things have hit rock bottom. But I feel there is hope for both you and me. We are going to do our best to dig ourselves out of the mess we are in and we will succeed. My thoughts and prayers are with you man,
Caleb
RE: A Letter To My Dad