And so it goes...
I've just spent the last hour with two very sad, hurt, and bewildered girls. Angi, and Mari have run through the gamut of emotions over the last week while waiting for Alex to return their calls. At first they were just annoyed, and a little surprised, but then they became alarmed, worried about him.
Now it’s hurt, deep hurt.
He’s ditched them…seems he’s ditched everyone.
He said he'd never leave them, that he'd always keep in touch; that he'd only be as far away as a phone call...that they could count on him, and he'd always be their pretend-step-dad.
In the blink of an eye he's disappeared.
I can't even contemplate what their perception of men is going to be like after this. What will they look for when they look for a mate? Will they ever be able to trust a man completely, or has their limited experience so far ruined them?
Their own father didn't want them, and now the man they thought they could rely on has left them without a word.
My heart hurts for them…my heart hurts for me, too, and I have to admit I wonder if he's gone back to his old ways. If that's the case then he needs to stay away, he'd do nothing but harm here.
And Jamie?
Alex said he didn't want to be like his own father, that he wanted to be a real father for his son.
Jamie looks around ever so often, and says "Da?” It breaks my heart, and all I can do is hug him, and love him, and tell him that I'll never leave him.
I won't break my promise.
Now it’s hurt, deep hurt.
He’s ditched them…seems he’s ditched everyone.
He said he'd never leave them, that he'd always keep in touch; that he'd only be as far away as a phone call...that they could count on him, and he'd always be their pretend-step-dad.
In the blink of an eye he's disappeared.
I can't even contemplate what their perception of men is going to be like after this. What will they look for when they look for a mate? Will they ever be able to trust a man completely, or has their limited experience so far ruined them?
Their own father didn't want them, and now the man they thought they could rely on has left them without a word.
My heart hurts for them…my heart hurts for me, too, and I have to admit I wonder if he's gone back to his old ways. If that's the case then he needs to stay away, he'd do nothing but harm here.
And Jamie?
Alex said he didn't want to be like his own father, that he wanted to be a real father for his son.
Jamie looks around ever so often, and says "Da?” It breaks my heart, and all I can do is hug him, and love him, and tell him that I'll never leave him.
I won't break my promise.