✨ When my father died, because my mother called me on the phone and she said you know your dad died and this was exactly two months before a contest. She said you come home to the funeral I said no it's too late you know he's dead there's nothing to be done and I'm sorry you know I can't come you know and I didn't explain to her really the reasons why you know I had other excuses to her because how do you explain a mother whose husband died you know