Dude.

I love you. I know that we don't talk much anymore but every memory I have of you will stick with me like superglue:

Falling asleep in my Simpsons sleeping bag on your floor and awaking at 3am to you STILL watching YouTube or playing video games

Chasing you around the room with a nerf gun screaming,

Come here dude

These are just SOME of the memories I have of you

I love you so so much. As you grew you may have grown apart from all of those things, but you were becoming a young adult and you didn't want to do things with me anymore because you were growing up.

I vividly remember whenever we were driving down a slope and my stomach would go funny, you turning back at me and saying:

Aww are you ok?

I would reply with a soft

mhm

And you would give a little laugh and turn back around...

I remember asking my nan, your mum,

Can I wake dude up today?

And, if she said yes, I would rush right into your bedroom and start shouting:

Come on come on come on dude get up now come on...

I remember 5th of September 2020 being one of the worst days of my life...You were going to Norway...as I ran out to give you a hug I remember saying

Don't you forget me ok?!'

and handing you a note I had written to you. After handing you the note, I ran inside and played my game. You walked in and sat next to me and I started crying. It was horrible. I remember having only 2 or 3 to 4 hours sleep because I was up crying missing you. Even now I still listen to music that reminds me of you and I start bawling. I need you here Neo. I always will...

I...Love...You.

Shelby

This extra special piece of writing was written by my 11 year old Daughter Shelby. She has taken a memory of love, heartache and emotion and turned it into an extraordinary poem from her heart.

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