My childhood was robust. My mother died once I was 9 years previous. My stepdad walked out on my siblings and me the day of her funeral. After that, I spent nearly two years in foster care. After I suppose again on these days now, I’ve to go looking by means of the darkness to search out shiny spots.
One among them was once I was 11 years previous. My dad and I shared a day I’ll always remember. It was sunny and heat, typical climate for Southern California and excellent for a baseball sport. In these years, I not often noticed my dad. He was fairly checked out and spent most of his cash on alcohol and horses. However on this present day, he took me to Dodger stadium for a sport in opposition to the Cincinnati Reds. Not solely was it my first main league sport, however I obtained a baseball autographed by future hall-of-famers like Johnny Bench, Steve Garvey, Pete Rose and others. Most significantly, my dad and I spent the entire afternoon collectively. It was a double-header, no much less.
On the finish of the day, I went again to my troubled life, however for a short time, every little thing was correctly. These moments etched themselves into my soul and have become much more treasured to me a couple of years later when, sadly, my dad died from alcohol abuse – homeless and alone.
When life will get robust, good recollections are sometimes a light-weight that cuts by means of the darkness to provide us hope and hold us transferring ahead. That day with dad at Dodger Stadium definitely did that for me. What about you? What recollections carry your spirits and carry you thru robust occasions?
