dad help: Will my Dad realise when he left he really hurt me? - Help.com

Sometimes people make hasty decisions and come back to regret them, but sometimes they conceal their guilt and never try to make amends. Don’t worry about it too much. Proceed with living your own life, and let him learn his mistakes on his own. If he can’t realise them, then it’s his fault he’s too blind to see how much his daughter loves him. Move forward. Life has one direction, and there is no reverse gear to go back and change things. Be strong.

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I think so. My dad left when I was 11. Now I’m 42. It took a long time but by my mid to late 20’s I was able to come to terms with why he did it. It helps as you get older and have some relationships of your own, then you realize why it might have been that your parents split up. It helped me forgive him and have rational conversations about why he left with him when I was older. It was important to understand his side of things as well and I came to appreciate them as an adult.

What isn’t fair is when one parent completely moves on, starts another family and then seems to forget about you. I know from experience that hurts. What’s important though is to allow yourself some time to grieve and feel sorry. But don’t let it consume you.

not unless you tell him.