[ WP ] You 're about to speak at your deceased father 's wake . You have n't heard from him since you left home decades ago , and you do n't recognize anybody in the audience .

Hello, I'm guessing a lot of you here might not recognize me. Do n't worry, I do n't recognize you either. It's been almost 30 years since the last time I saw David, which means I probably did n't know the man you're all gathered here to mourn today. See, I was just a kid back then and in some ways, I guess David was too. And to be honest, I did n't come here to celebrate his memory or wish him a happy passing. Quite the opposite in fact. But looking around, seeing the smiles and the tears, hearing all your stories... well it's changed something. David was damn awful father. I've held onto that a long time and his dying wo n't change that. But maybe being a bad father does n't disqualify you from being a good man, which means maybe there's hope for me yet. So thank you all. To David.
