-graciously accepts the hugs-
I can definitely say that I don’t have any chance of spending any time with my biological father as I found out that he passed away.
I won’t deny that my mind has been in quite a bit of turmoil as I just don’t really know how to feel about it. I’ve commented on quite a few journals about people losing a family member both furry and human. Unfortunately I can’t apply the main advice I’d them myself. That was for them to remember all the good memories they had of that person and keep those memories close to their heart and they will live on in spirit. Unfortunately I can’t follow that advice myself because I have no real memories of him. My mom and him divorced when I was 3 years old and the main memory I have of him is of a photo he sent me a number of years ago.

Sorry for the bit of a story.
This piece is beautiful. I always love seeing Polarlights’s art. It’s always so incredibly amazing.
I may not be a father irl but I am in the furry fandom or possibly a godfather lwith my characters. Love seeing the art you post.

That's rough, man.. I'm really sorry to hear about your father, my condolences. I can't really imagine how to feel in a situation like the one you were put into, or a similar one so many of my other friends have gone through. You've come this far though, keep up the positivity!

You’re right on that and thank you so much.
It’s definitely a confusing feeling because on one hand you’re happy you have no bad memories of the person yet sad that you have no good memories either. You could regret not spending any time with him for over 30 years, though him living in Michigan and me in California would make that really difficult. Though I’ve heard that he didn’t treat his former wife very well so she took her daughter and left him (before he died) and apparently most of the family up there shunned the ex wife after she left him and was very mean to her, do it might have been a very good thing I had nothing to do with them.
I definitely have and it people like you, Polarlights and all my other friends that help keep me going and remaining positive and I thank you all for that. I wouldn’t be the person I am today without you and all the other friends I’ve made over my years on here.

Happy father's day to you! I bet his hugs feel like a loving father!