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To be devastated at the father he is

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Claire2361 · 19/09/2024 14:39

I'm not going to give all the details as it's such a long story, but the man i thought I chose to raise my child with turned out not to be that man. We were together over a decade and split 6 months back.
He's not abusive or an evil person or anything along those lines, but he's absolutely useless as a father, puts his own wants first always, sees our daughter as a chore like he's babysitting.

I do 98% of everything, despite him promising he would step up as a parent once he left, he's done the total opposite. Seeing him now often fills me with rage, Like I've been mis sold the most important thing, someone to love & be there for my girl like I am.

I keep it all totally amicable and big him up to our girl, but inside I know she will soon realise the pretense and that infact he's a waste of time. I feel guilt for not seeing it earlier

Anyone felt this way, how do you get over 'that person' who at one point in time you shared a huge bond with, becoming a huge disappointment!

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