You're being a good father, mine was like you but leave me early.
My parents got divorced when I was 10, and I probably saw him 4 times in 35 years thereafter - the last stretch was 15 years.
We were down in the ditch and my mother held 2(3) jobs simultaneously to keep us (3 kids) afloat.
You learn fight and never give up, but most of all be truthful to yourself and others. ;)
I only contacted him again because my kids were asking after him. I thought it about time he saw what he had missed.
He was older and more humble, and a very good grandfather to the kids - I was happy I had contacted him.
He died 4 years later after that 'reunion'.
My step mother said he changed after that meeting, and my wife said that I was less aggressive and happier.
I suppose we just want to give our kids the opportunities we never had, the household/family life that we could only have dreamt about.
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It would be nice, maybe as links to external sites to avoid occupy space here
Imgur would be a good place
