It’s been a long day. Today, 12 years ago, my father died. It’s such a weird thing to go through a whole day thinking about the fact, on this anniversary, that my father knows nothing of the life that I lead today.
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And yet, the uplifting part is that I think, with 5 minutes of explanation, pretty much all of it would make perfect sense to him. That is extraordinarily comforting — and tells me something good about the life I’ve worked to make for myself since his death.
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When he was nearing death, I was a first-year associate at a big firm in Columbus. We had talked throughout the year about my experience, and it was pretty clear that he suspected that I knew that was not going to be the path for me.
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As I’ve written before: He told me to do something that I cared about with my life, something that was inspired by my passion, something that drove me to do better. That’s become a non-negotiable for me in my life — and is advice that has always led me down the right path.
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This morning, I got up and went to the Supreme Court to report on the decisions of the day, then to the office to focus on the Trump/Mueller storyline. Dad would have been so unbelievably proud of where my career has gone.
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