I’d only add one thing to this– if you’re not speaking to your parents or to your children, do absolutely everything in your power to make it right.

No matter what the pain they’ve caused you or that you’ve caused them, nothing can ever match the pain of regret, of not ever having the chance to make things right ever again.

That said, call your mom and dad. Call your kids. Let them know you love them. Say the words. Don’t assume they know it, even if you’ve told them a thousand times. Say the words. One day you’ll look back and be willing to give just about anything to go back and say those words one more time.

Let it be today.