Last night I attended my daughters school concert. She has been playing the cello for 2 years and every December and May, the kids put on a concert with the other local elementary schools. Toward the end of the concert, the music teacher asked the parents to give a round of applause to the kids for working so hard....which we did! Then she asked the kids to stomp their feet in applause for their parents for being so supportive. It was at this point where I started to tear up, wishing her dad was here to see her. He was so PROUD of her, and even though he struggled with alcoholism, there is no doubt in my mind that he loved his daughter to pieces!!!! There are so many dads out there who seem to abandon their children when a marriage ends. I have seen it in several families. I really don't understand how anyone could do that, especially to a child. Maybe theses dad's (if you want to call them that) become accustom to their new single lifestyle, find a girlfriend or new wife, or are punishing their former wife......who knows??? The point is, just because the relationship ends between a husband and wife, it shouldn't be held against the children. My child doesn't have a dad because he died....but if he were still here, he would make every effort to see her, talk to her, hold her.....every chance he could!
DAD'S......please remember, you are pissed at your former wife.....NOT your kids and they deserve to have a healthy relationship with you!
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