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ArraDreamingSenior Contributor
or the garden, or wherever.
Just wanted to make this thread so I can write whatever I want and talk to people without taking over everyone else’s threads or like derailing conversations for everyone else.
just gonna post what I would normally post elsewhere but all in the one place I guess
whoever wants to respond can and is welcome (I hate just talking to myself)
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tymeModerator
I couldn't agree more with you statement "but also standing there and copping it and not responding probably also sends a message." @ArraDreaming
You need to recognise the effort you made in standing there and NOT responding. Well done.
As for your dad, whatever it was, he is still your dad. He may not have been a father figure, but you know he was your dad. It's okay to recognise that you still have feelings on his birthday. Yet you also know that he taught you what a 'father' should and shouldn't do. That's what makes you an amazing father for your children.
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tymeModerator
@ArraDreaming wrote:
Thanks @tyme
He was a jerk but still my dad, still family still blood and I can’t just pretend it never existed because I wouldn’t be here without him so
It's a good way of putting it @ArraDreaming .
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