Hey Dad

Hey Dad We are officially Kiwi homeowners! What an emotional ride this has been. It’s been a tough couple of months, there were so many times I caught myself wishing I could talk things out with you or just have a general bitch about things. I miss your calm logic, the way you put a positive spin on problems I cant see solutions to. I could have done with one of your witty remarks to help me see the funny side. So often I think I am finally okay and then I realise this is something I have never done without you there, as my sounding board, my “devil’s advocate,” my sage. Frequently over the past months I have told myself that’s it! I give up! Someone else can talk it through with the Mauritian, reassure the children or read the fine print. It was all too hard, too busy, there were far too many things going on at once. I have never felt more disheartened then in those moments. It was then when I felt overwhelmed, sitting on the edge of my bed, crying, wishing I was anywhere else but in ...