On the Phone

I've been good keeping up with the "call Dad once a week" and "call grandparents every two weeks" task. I made Thursdays my day to call them. I usually talk to my mom on Sundays, so having a regular day to call works for me. Before, I would call Dad maybe once a month, if that, and grandparents on holidays only, and while I loved them all, I didn't feel that close with them.

Now, though, after a month of regularly calling my dad and talking to my grandparents, I feel as if my relationship with my dad and his wife has grown tenfold. Our conversations last a little longer, and we talk about some other things. A few weeks ago I found a computer game I remember I used to watch him play when I was just little. It was really nice to be able to share that memory with him. He probably hadn't thought about that game in years, while for me it was a nagging memory, wondering what that game was (ended up being Darkseed, a game from 1992 with art by H. R. Giger. You may know him as the designer of the Aliens from the Alien series. It probably should have left some trauma on a kid my age. I was just fascinated watching Dad play it though.) I'm really enjoying talking to him more. Gramma and Grandpa are getting up there in years, so talking to them more makes me feel better about that, knowing that whatever happens, they know I still love them and miss them, and when the inevitable comes, I won't regret not calling them as often as I could have.

Seriously, if you've thought about calling someone or talking to them more often, pick up the phone. You never know when it's going to be too late.