This was such an honest and poignant essay. So sorry for the loss of your brother and your father. I enjoyed reading this because not many are courageous enough to be this honest. There are commenters on here passing judgement out of concern for your mother - passing judgement on you, your father, etc. for her sacrifices.
This was such an honest and poignant essay. So sorry for the loss of your brother and your father. I enjoyed reading this because not many are courageous enough to be this honest. There are commenters on here passing judgement out of concern for your mother - passing judgement on you, your father, etc. for her sacrifices.
The way I read your essay you are in some small way acknowledging some compassion for your father - what would have driven him to buy the boat. You acknowledge the sacrifices your mother made.
And the loss of your brother to remind us how short life is.
I hope you enjoy your farm - whether you keep it or not in the long run, don't accept judgement and criticism from people - I don't think you bought it for others to sacrifice for it but to live out dreams your family hasn't been able to live out.
By the way - I've been around some incredibly successful business people and I can tell you that behind many success stories there are also "stupid" risks, purchases and failed dreams in between. And the biggest success story I know of personally was driven by a man who lived out his father's dream - to vindicate his losses. This is your story that you are courageous enough to share.
This was such an honest and poignant essay. So sorry for the loss of your brother and your father. I enjoyed reading this because not many are courageous enough to be this honest. There are commenters on here passing judgement out of concern for your mother - passing judgement on you, your father, etc. for her sacrifices.
The way I read your essay you are in some small way acknowledging some compassion for your father - what would have driven him to buy the boat. You acknowledge the sacrifices your mother made.
And the loss of your brother to remind us how short life is.
I hope you enjoy your farm - whether you keep it or not in the long run, don't accept judgement and criticism from people - I don't think you bought it for others to sacrifice for it but to live out dreams your family hasn't been able to live out.
By the way - I've been around some incredibly successful business people and I can tell you that behind many success stories there are also "stupid" risks, purchases and failed dreams in between. And the biggest success story I know of personally was driven by a man who lived out his father's dream - to vindicate his losses. This is your story that you are courageous enough to share.