Dear you. Wherever you are,

I guess I just don’t understand exactly what happened. You put me on the back burner, and you went and started a new family while completely disregarding me. Fathers aren’t supposed to do that to their children, no matter where you go in your life. At this point in my life, you don’t really even know who I am. It has been 5 years since the last time you had a conversation with me. In those 5 years I have grown into a very independent person with a family who supports me in every aspect of life. I have so many people who truly care about me, and I’ve done it all without your help. Maybe someday you will be able to make things right, but for now I hope your wife and children can continue to mean more to you than my mom or I did. Thank you for helping me become who I am, without helping me at all. I hope that your time away meets your expectations, and that you find what you were looking for. I am not telling you this out of anger, but to have closure. This is what I needed to feel content with the relationship we had. Today I am grieving, as if it were the day you died. Tomorrow, however, I will feel peace and content and I will be able to continue my life with those that will never leave. Every day will be hard, but I will get through it step by step. I will continue to chase my dreams, and I will reach every goal I have set. Most importantly, I will do it for me. Not for you. I'm sure someday you will try to come back and make things right, but as for now, I have nothing more to say. Best of luck to you in your new life. Godspeed.