It’s rare that I come across anything on Twitter that really makes me think.
Or feel.
Ok, so that’s not entirely true, there are plenty of things I find that make me think, ‘What the Heck,’ and plenty of stupid people who make me feel like banging my head into a wall, but it’s rare that I come across a thread that actually resonates with me on a personal level. Anyone who knows me knows this is true, I tend not to be overly emotional or … well, emotional at all. Honestly, anyone who works in right-leaning media has to keep it all in check because otherwise, we’d never stop crying.
Or throwing up.
Or banging our head against a wall.
But this thread from Jessie Renee hit home for me on so many levels … I won’t go into too many details but I also had a ‘Dave,’ it just so happened to be a friend my own age who did these things for me when I had no one else. I hope you enjoy her thread as much as I did.
Grab some tissue.
I want to tell a story. When I was in like 3rd grade, I went with my mom while she dropped some drugs off (yes, she was). Anyways. She left me in the car. This guys comes out to “watch” me and it’s just me and him. He looks over and asks. “You don’t know what a haiku is, do you?”
— Jessie Renee (@jreneebad) August 31, 2022
Keep reading.
I responded “yeah, it’s a traditional Japanese poem consisting of 3 lines and in the pattern of 5-7-5 syllables.” I remember I had just written one in class. He freaked out and told me I was the smartest person he has ever met. I was literally like 8.
— Jessie Renee (@jreneebad) August 31, 2022
We all need a Dave.
You’ll see why as you continue …
Anyways. On that day he vowed to make sure I always made it to school. My mother was in her own world, doing and dealing drugs. When I tell you this guy drove me and picked me up so he KNEW I went everyday.. he literally did my homework with me.
— Jessie Renee (@jreneebad) August 31, 2022
Mom wasn’t there on any level, but Dave was.
He took me to all the important things in my life. He became family. The closest thing to a father figure I’ve ever had honestly. He was my best friend. He saved my life. Tonight I got a call from his sister. He died unexpectedly from a (possible) heart attack @ around 1am.
— Jessie Renee (@jreneebad) August 31, 2022
He saved her life.
That’s pretty amazing, right?
I woke up last night. At 1 am on the dot. I literally could not fall back asleep, so I laid there until 4. And then got up and went to lab. They tried reviving him from 1-4am. It’s like in some weird way my body felt that energy. I just didn’t know.
— Jessie Renee (@jreneebad) August 31, 2022
Talk about a real bond.
Anyways. He’s gone. I’m probably gonna be a weirdo for a while. Sorry in advance. I just needed to get that out. There is so much more but I just know I would not be where I am without him.
— Jessie Renee (@jreneebad) August 31, 2022
Lots of us are weirdos anyway when we haven’t lost our best friend, pretty sure it’s ok to be a weirdo for a bit.
Love you Dave. Thank you for teaching me how to change a tire, replace my brakes, watching every episode of the Simpson’s with me, saving my life literally countless times.. always said “you can have a good life in spite of your mom, or a bad 1 bc of her”. I chose the good life. pic.twitter.com/mCyXPnkjfj
— Jessie Renee (@jreneebad) August 31, 2022
You can have a good life in spite of your mom, or a bad one because of her.
As I said, I won’t go into detail, but this part right here … this one. All day this.
Dave was a very wise man.
Thank you to everyone for the kind words. I was not expecting anyone to even see this, but I am so so happy everyone knows how amazing he was. I will continue to fight and be a Dave in my life. And I pray that I can change someone’s life like he changed mine. ❤️
— Jessie Renee (@jreneebad) September 1, 2022
She has already changed people’s lives by sharing this. I hope she knows that.
