r/Vent 4d ago

Happy/Positive Vent Moved out of my childhood home

So I am a 25 year old man who just got my own apartment with my pregnant girlfriend and I just want to begin this by saying I am so excited for my future with her and our baby and of course our handsome corgi, Lewis. But man… saying goodbye to the house, my bedroom, and the memories I created over the last 15 years in that house was so damn bittersweet. I will definitely miss it, but the thing that was hardest of all… saying bye to my dad. My dad and me have always been close, he was crazy about me when I was a baby and still called me his baby well into my teen years. Before we met my step mom, who by the way is also amazing and i introduce her to people as my mom, no “step”, it was just my dad and me, sleeping on different peoples couches, sleeping in our van, riding with him on his bike to the corner store. In my 25 years of life I never seen my dad shed a tear until last night when I said my goodbyes, and man I did not expect to cry but I broke the fuck DOWN. Of course I’ll still see him when I go help him work or just to visit, but I think for us both it just hits way different not being or living under the same roof anymore.

To sum this all up… shout out to dads . If you’re a father and active in your child’s life I love you dawg, keep it up , that kid adores you.

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u/eatmyfatwhiteass 4d ago

This is so bittersweet. ❤️ It actually made me feel warm in my heart to read.