Jeff Hiller

My mom was dying and my dad was going through a pretty big health crisis as well.

And

It just felt like everything was sad.

And I was chasing this dream that didn't seem like it was possible to happen.

Because...

whoever hears of someone having their big break after 40.

And now that I had a break after 40, I've heard of a lot of people.

I just didn't do the research properly.

But I did feel like I had wasted my life.

And all I had to show for it was, you know, credit card bills and nothing else.

I do.

I really do.

I think I would have been defensive if she had said something.

And, I mean, I had been trying to do it for several months, so maybe that would have been the time to have done it.

But I think that pastor was right.

I think you can't drag someone out of the closet.

You have to let them open the door themselves.

And the big takeaway for me was that she had done everything

all of this research, which is so her.

I mean, it's funny, but it's also beautiful and it makes me feel so loved that she had done all of this work to make me feel loved and safe.