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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My father did this. After being diagnosed with a terminal disease. He was pretty awful in terms of divorce. I would have understood getting divorced as an adult. But he didn't support his children DESPITE making nearly a million a year as a surgeon. He had two more kids who he raised totally different in California (left us behind in Chicago). He didn't go to my or my sister's wedding, never saw his grandchild, and was pretty ridiculously awful. I got something like you OP in the mail, here in DC.

I literally decided to fly to California. I lied and said I was "so moved" by his book to his wife. I went to Huntington Beach and we had dinner and caught up. He was so proud of my accomplishments (I am a physician) and talked about what wonderful children I have and it was a trip down memory lane.

We went to the beach and I basically told him I came for closure. I wanted him to know he's completely utterly full of it, should be in prison for failing to pay child support (he very creatively paid his wife for his work and was "broke" building his business) so my mother couldn't garnish his wages and failed to get a judge to be bothered to look into the BS, and told him I was so excited he was dying. I laughed. I cried. I then said, "I can't wait for you to be dead! Whatever hell there is, I cannot wait for you to go there or experience eternal darkness or just getting eaten by worms!" I then started yelling "worm food" at him pointing and laughing while I walked away.

Yes, it was dumb, petty and ridiculous. But it was closure. I still laugh at it.

What's wild is when he died, my sister and I got HALF HIS ESTATE. As part of the divorce, the sole thing my mother was able to get was half his estate in death. His wife tried suing to fight this, but we got an attorney to enforce it. She had to pay OUR attorney fees. So, thanks for the 3.5 million dollars after taxes, jerk.  [/quote]

Bless you PP.  I totally understand. [/quote]

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