Texting Dad

What’s on the slides

1. Slide 1

   dad i think i want to quit my job

   …

   texted my dad at 1am expecting a lecture. i was not ready

2. Slide 2

   dad i think i want to quit my job

   ok. why

   i dread every sunday night and i cry in the car park at lunch

   how long has that been going on

3. Slide 3

   a year is too long to cry in a car park

   i stayed 11 years at the depot because i was scared. don’t copy that part of me

   but what if i can’t find anything else

4. Slide 4

   then you come home for a bit. your room is still there

   i still haven’t painted over the posters

   dad 😭

   write the email tomorrow. not tonight. tonight you sleep

5. Slide 5

   and kid

   proud of you for saying it out loud. that’s the hardest bit

   love you ❤️

   love you too. go to bed

6. Slide 6

   i handed my notice in two weeks later. he drove 3 hours to help me move.

   send this to the person who’d text you back like this