Anticipated Delays

I want to let my Steepster friends know that though I got all of our orders caught up as of Friday (and haven’t received any since), any future orders this week may take a while to get to you.

My father passed away today.

My dad disowned me when I was 15 and didn’t speak to me again for almost 20 years. He has since tried to re-connect with me, but frankly it seemed like too little, too late. A long time ago, I decided (or thought I had) that I couldn’t keep living my life to try to earn my father’s respect, but today I realized that my dream of owning a wildly successful tea business was just one more attempt to make my dad proud of me for something. Unfortunately, I’ll never have that opportunity now. I used to think that our relationship was so nebulous that when he passed away I probably wouldn’t shed a tear, but here I am, blubbering like a baby.

Anyway, I’ll be making a trip to Fort Worth to see him off, so some of your orders might take a little extra time to ship out. Thanks for understanding.

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Uniquity said

I’m sorry to hear about your father. I hope you find some peace with him and yourself, and that your family and friends are able to help you through this. Best of luck.

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oh, Frank :( I hope you and your family can find peace in this difficult time. best wishes to you all.

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Anlina said

I’m so sorry Frank. Take good care of yourself.

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I’m so sorry for your loss!

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Thanks for the well-wishes. I appreciate it.

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Lindsay said

So sorry for your loss! Take care.

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karamell said

I’m so sorry for your loss, Frank!

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gmathis said

Will be praying that you’ll be surrounded by great peace. I lost my mom on Christmas Eve last year: the timing makes the loss even harder.

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Ubacat said

I’m so sorry for your loss Frank and especially sorry the two of you never made up. If he tried to re-connect with you , he may have already been proud of you and respected the boundaries.

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Katiek said

So sorry for your loss. These things can bring up all sorts of emotions. But as Ubacat said, I bet his reaching out was evidence that he was more proud of you than you realized. Sending wishes for strength and peace for you.

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