By Anonymous - 18/06/2016 16:16 - United States - Bell

Today, my son was crying because he wanted his daddy, and he asked when he can see him. I had no idea what to say, given his dad left us in the middle of the night last year, now lives in another country, and told me he never wants to see us again. FML
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aggiegirl95 7

I'm sorry OP. This happened to me when I was younger and I never understood it. It gets easier for the kid with time, but LOTS of it. just know your ex is kind of a piece of shit for leaving you and your kid and not bothering to be a parent to his own son.

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trucker2 33

That's got to be hard, your child will figure it out on their own one day... There are no words, to say to comfort him, just reassure him you will never leave... It gets easier with time..

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wondermoose 28

Maybe some counseling will do your child some good? Your child may be suffering form attachment disorder

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siomha 4

Attachment disorder? A small child missing his father? No.

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pandalover69 26

Attachment disorder typically effects kids who where neglected/abandoned by both parents. Most kids who have one parent leave them aren't going to have that problem.

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siomha 4

Oh, poor teeny pumpkin! I'm so sorry that he has to deal with this at such a young age. And I'm sorry you have to walk him through it. I understand on a really personal level; you are welcome to contact me if you like.

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neuronerd 28

I'm so sorry, OP. Perhaps therapy would be good for your child (and would probably help you too). I'm not going to say there's any disorder going on here like someone commented above, but you don't have to have a diagnosable psychiatric condition to benefit from therapy. Abandonment like that is huge, and can weigh on a person for their whole life.

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arrow007archer 19

What kind of asshole would click on "YDI" how in anyway shape or form did the OP deserve this?

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pandalover69 26

Hopefully most of them were accidents but I'm sure a few of them were from dad's who pulled the same shit or people making assumption about the mom without knowing anything.

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Unlucky1232 20

only possible reason is when scrolling on a phone or a misclick

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mezochan 29

Your poor baby!! I'm so sorry, OP. That child's "father" is a ******* douchenozzle! I just can't understand how people can abandon their children like that. Hang in there!

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Solano2580 24

Don't bring him up and don't let it be brought up, your kid will accept the truth that he will never be in his life anymore and that's that.

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pandalover69 26

I feel like not talking about the situation isn't actually a good thing or very healthy. You can't go your entire life pretending someone doesn't exist and expect to be ok, especially when that someone is a parent to your child.

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humorousname 10

So I've gone through this, and you should definitely explain to the kid what happened, it's a lot better than staying up at night wondering where the hell he is

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Sparx1_1 16

Tell your son the truth and make sure he know it's not his fault. "daddy" has had lots of time to come to his senses so you don't owe him more time and you are not doing your son any favors by letting believe daddy is a nice man. . Next, take a little time for you and ask yourself how you would feel about your son growing up to be just like him. Trust me, it's better to raise your son without that kind f man for a father.

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