Visiting my aging father this holiday season, he asked if I could pull up some old home videos on my phone. I did, and we watched an hour’s worth of ancient birthday parties. Upon seeing his parents in one video, he said:

I know every family is different. But there’s never a day I don’t think about both of them. <long pause> And sometimes wish I could just…talk to them…and tell them things I never got the chance to.