My late father had this great trait, he could manufacture mess and be totally unaware of it. He ate food in front of the TV, everyday, every meal.
He loved the TV, he would dress/undress in front on it. His shoes and socks were constantly in the living room. He would read the paper and have it tucked behind him so it could be pulled out at a moments' notice to double check any interesting articles.
On the odd occasion he would clip his toenails in his chair while watching TV.
All those things would drive me insane whenever I tidied up after him before any of my classes started. I would find all his 'belongings' on the floor beneath his chair.
He made a joke a few times that I had a problem with dust, probably made no sense to him why I was so 'OCD'.
The fact was his untidiness drove me nuts. I couldn't get it. How could he be happy making a mess?
And now that he's gone, I realize how futile and petty it is to get annoyed over those silly things.
Because now, there's nothing I wouldn't give to clean up his mess, as long as it meant having him back here.
I miss you dad.
He loved the TV, he would dress/undress in front on it. His shoes and socks were constantly in the living room. He would read the paper and have it tucked behind him so it could be pulled out at a moments' notice to double check any interesting articles.
On the odd occasion he would clip his toenails in his chair while watching TV.
All those things would drive me insane whenever I tidied up after him before any of my classes started. I would find all his 'belongings' on the floor beneath his chair.
He made a joke a few times that I had a problem with dust, probably made no sense to him why I was so 'OCD'.
The fact was his untidiness drove me nuts. I couldn't get it. How could he be happy making a mess?
And now that he's gone, I realize how futile and petty it is to get annoyed over those silly things.
Because now, there's nothing I wouldn't give to clean up his mess, as long as it meant having him back here.
I miss you dad.
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