I am sure like me, there have been times when you have wondered what difference might have been made to your life, if your younger self had been gifted with the experience and knowledge you have accumulated over the years.

I invited several friends from the writing community to share their thoughts on this subject which I am sure you will enjoy as much as I did.

Today teacher and children’s author Sue Wickstead who shares her thoughts about her dad and her family.

I wish I knew then what I know now! ‘Dad’ by Sue Wickstead

I wish I knew then, that you would die so young dad.

I never thought that you would be gone so early in our lives.

I thought you would be there to meet your grandchildren.

I thought you would play and laugh and enjoy their lives.

I thought you would have enjoyed holidays and playtime in their company and they in yours.

But you didn’t live and you didn’t see them.

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