I couldn't quite see a section this would fit in (it's not really Minecraft related), so I'm posting it here: ([B]edit:[/B] seems a mod disagreed and still moved this from GD to the Minecraft section)
[quote][B]I love you, dad[/B]
One of my fondest childhood memories is me sitting on a sled, being dragged along a thinly snow covered road by my dad. I was looking up at him and reflecting on the fact that he is also an individual person, just as I am. He has his own thoughts, his own wants, and his own memories. He’d had an entire life to live before I even existed.
Before he had me and my sister, he struggled with substance abuse and addiction, but managed to get over it with the help of religion and will power. I never knew anything about this, and never suspected anything until he had a relapse when I was a young teenager. This led to my parents breaking up and me not talking to him for a couple of years. When I eventually got over it and forgave him, we developed a very close and loving relationship.
He was around when Rolf and I made Wurm Online, and would play it a lot. He ran his own homestead and built some alliances, before finally getting tired of the game and moving on to Half Life 1 and 2. He’d sometimes call me and ask how to get past a certain point, and I would try to give him subtle hints. He had moved pretty far away in the country, both to avoid bad influences in Stockholm, and to isolate himself. I’d go visit sometimes.
Once during a spring visit, we went out with his car to a beautiful lake area and had some coffee and sandwiches, when his dog suddenly ran out on the very thin ice. We freaked out a bit and yelled at the dog to come back when the ice suddenly gave out and the dog fell in. It struggled to get up for a while before giving up and just hanging on to the ice, at which point my dad lays down on the ice and starts sliding out towards the dog. I’m running around, looking for a long stick or something (I wasn’t entirely sure what I would do with it, I just vaguely remembered something about long sticks being useful for ice accidents). I find one, turn around, see my dad being really close to the dog when all of the sudden a big chunk of ice around him breaks loose, tips over, and my dad falls in. I freak out. Then he stands up, the water only reaching about hip height.
The speed at which things had escalated from beautiful spring day to almost losing my dad was incredibly scary, and then suddenly realizing there never was any real danger sent me into a state of shock. I love my dad.
When I said I wanted to quit my day job and work on my own games, he was the only person who told me they supported my decision. When I made Minecraft, he was incredibly proud. He saw me win awards, and he saw the fans embrace the games, and he saw me start my own company. I said I wanted to fly him to Minecon, and he was reluctant because he wasn’t very comfortable with crowds of people, but he still went. He was obviously very proud of me the entire time, but acted a bit strange. We were afraid he had started abusing again.
He had wanted to move back to Sweden to be able to spend more time with us, so I helped him with the rent on a small house just outside of Stockholm, but at the last minute, he backed out. He had begun drinking alcohol again, and his anti-depressant drugs was making him act a bit strange at times.
The speed at which things escalated from him wanting to move back home to him shooting himself in the head was incredibly scary. His last thoughts, wants and memories was one year ago. I now have an entire life to live without him existing.[/quote]
[url]http://notch.tumblr.com/post/37823268132/i-love-you-dad[/url]
That explains the 'personal issues' he had last year. Must've been one big emotional rollercoaster, on top of his divorce and all that.
Wow, I feel really bad for him...
Then again the relationship with my dad sucks, so I guess I really haven't had some of those feelings.
[QUOTE=etrius0023;38813861]Wow, I feel really bad for him...
Then again the relationship with my dad sucks, so I guess I really haven't had some of those feelings.[/QUOTE]
I've good relations with both my parents.
I mean it must not be anything special, right?
Whoa... did not see that last line coming.
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I'd never think that behind that friendly face and beard, there'd be such grief. I can't even begin to imagine what it's like if my dad were to do such things as his.
;_;
Damn...
That last paragraph. Jesus.
That sucks. anti-depressants are known to increase risk of suicide, at least Prozac is, ironically.
He got divorced? From the same lady he married what seemed recently?
I'm behind.
So sorry to hear about this though. Wow.
shit that's really sad
i hope the best for notch..
[QUOTE=Mrs. Moon;38817303]He got divorced? From the same lady he married what seemed recently?
I'm behind.
So sorry to hear about this though. Wow.[/QUOTE]
They were married for a year and then divorced I think exactly one day after their first anniversary. It was very strange.
I wonder how many of his vacations were spent visiting his dad.
[QUOTE=CowThing;38817699]They were married for a year and then divorced I think exactly one day after their first anniversary. It was very strange.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, she was actually very beautiful from what i saw from pictures of their wedding, my nosy side would love to know what happened.
[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;38818228]I wonder how many of his vacations were spent visiting his dad.[/QUOTE]
I'm never going to make fun of his vacations again. D:
Poor guy. Well, at least he has something he can be proud of.
Jesus Christ, poor guy. I have no words really.
I take back everything I said about his vacations if they were spent with his dad or just getting away from that stress.
He deserved them.
It's interesting finding sides of people that you haven't noticed before, especially if it is capable of explaining some of their unusual behaviors.
If this explains his vacations, then I'm sure a lot of people are going to feel bad for making fun of him over these breaks.
[QUOTE=CowThing;38817699]They were married for a year and then divorced I think exactly one day after their first anniversary. It was very strange.[/QUOTE]
I really don't want to say this as I don't know entirely but I'm pretty sure she did it for the money...
Wow... so touching.
That was touching and the last paragraph just jumped out without warning which shocked me, I didn't expect that.
[QUOTE=The-Spy;38824930]That was touching and the last paragraph just jumped out without warning which shocked me, I didn't expect that.[/QUOTE]
I re-read it thinking I had read it wrong several times. ;-;
well these so called anti depressants cause impotence
no wonder the guy killed himself.
[QUOTE=Kylel999;38814654]That sucks. anti-depressants are known to increase risk of suicide, at least Prozac is, ironically.[/QUOTE]
From what I understand this is because suicidal tendencies require energy that severely depressed people don't have. Antidepressants can give you just enough energy to attempt suicide. Because of this people recovering from severe depression need to be monitored very closely.
However this may be because he was drinking while taking it, and when you drink while you're on any sort of medication you can't guarantee nothing unexpected will happen.
a similar thing happened to my grandfather some years before i was born. alcohol addiction is a terrible thing.
I can see why Notch kinda lost pace with Minecraft after the release update. Something like that can kill your motivation
[QUOTE=IliekBoxes;38832226]I can see why Notch kinda lost pace with Minecraft after the release update. Something like that can kill your motivation[/QUOTE]
It's probably the main reason he passed development over to Jens and focused on something that doesn't remind him of times with his Dad.
I never expected to read that when I opened this thread.
Actually, I really don't know what should I type now.
"I love you, dad"
As soon as I read this, I knew that his dad had died. I wasn't expecting suicide, though. That's never fun.
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