“Hi, Dad. Hi, Mom. I am so happy.” Mom gets all teary-eyed, and her nose gets red. She is looking at me all soft and gooey. When I think about it, I realize I have never, ever said any words directly to my parents. So I push a couple of buttons, and the machine speaks the words I’ve never been able to say. “I love you.” Mom completely loses it. She bubbles up with tears and grabs Dad. I think he might be sniffing back a couple of tears himself. But he has recorded it all.
So beautiful.
