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[quote=Anonymous]NP. Started off with an EOW arrangement for myself and two siblings starting when I was 8. Within a year, Dad moved to California to be with his AP/then wife. It didn't bother me as a kid/teenager - it was so cool to get to go to California a week each summer, and he'd visit 2-3 times a year. Now as an adult with three kids of my own, I'd be devastated if my DH moved across the country in the event of our divorce. My dad absolutely bailed on the three of us. He never went to a single sporting event or school play, never knew our teachers or friends. Didn't go on college tours, know when our little dramas happened, etc. But he would be front row for the big ticket events like HS and college graduation, for the appearance of being the stellar dad. We are not close now and he can't understand why -- It took me to 40 yo to understand the hurt and anger I've carried with me for years. Even now, on the infrequent occasion in which we do speak, he will tell me that he thinks about me every day. Sure... [/quote]

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