I lost both my parents very suddenly, and now at 31 I’m feeling very alone. I keep wanting to text my dad to tell him about things going on in my life cuz I know he’d be proud (he was always proud, no matter how small the accomplishment was).

So here I am. Reddit Dads, here’s some things I’m excited about right now.

• I’ve sold 12 bead spiders so far, and haven’t even set up my Etsy shop yet!

• I got my dna test results back recently, too, and guess what. I’m 100% Irish. I was kind of hoping there’d be something more exciting or unexpected, but nope, haha. I’ve not seen anyone be 100% anything.

• My coworker told me that I made her feel “the most human” and that I was the kind of person that just makes the world brighter. It made me so happy to hear that (that’s how people talked about my dad, too).

• I’ve been playing around with clay recently and learning to make things just because it’s fun, not because it has to be perfect or marketable.