A Father Attempts To Reach Out To His Son

	posted by Nightmist on Monday September 17, @06:56PM from the Divorce dept.
	This column by The Guy Code's "Commando Dad" is a heart-wrenching look at a divorced father's pain as he attempts to reach out to his eldest son, who will soon be leaving for bootcamp. Commando Dad chronicles the letters and e-mails never acknowledged, and one horrible moment when his own son tells him he has "nothing to say to you." It's a gut-twisting look at what befalls man after divorce. It's sad and depressing, but a must-read.

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It's just not fair by Anonymous User on Tuesday September 18, @03:42PM EST (#1) Here's a guy who obviously wanted to be a father. He WANTED his kid to be born. He doesn't consider his kid a mistake that ruined his life. He WANTS to love his kid, he sends him loving emails. The bastard kid flatly rejects him as if he's some fugly 300-pound heifer making a drunken pass at him in a bar. Well, you know what, bastard kid? You don't know how lucky you really are. Why don't you give your father MY email address? I'd love to get letters signed "Love, Dad." I never had the opportunity to get letters like that, because my father not only doesn't love me, he hates me and wishes I'd never been born. If you don't want your father, fine. Send him to me. I'd LOVE to have a father to exchange emails with, send cards to, and share special moments with. One reason why I don't want kids is because I never, never, NEVER want to have to answer this question: "Mommy, why don't I have a grandpa?" I don't believe in lying, so I would have to tell the child the awful, horrible truth. It'd be wonderful to have a grandpa around, in case I adopt someday. So that I never would have to answer that question. I'd treasure every moment I had with my father. I'd appreciate having him. I'd never take him for granted...because I know what it's like to NOT have a father at all. Not because of divorce, but because of parental rejection. I would have loved my father so much. I would have strived to have been the perfect child. I would even have done everything he said, followed every order, if he'd just been willing to love me. I would have even settled for us being casual friends. Bastard kid, not only do you have that chance, you're not even required to do anything special for it...and you're pissing it away???? Fine, piss it away. You'll never understand what I've been through, because you weren't put through it. Hopefully you'll have sense knocked into your pea brain in this lifetime. In the meantime, kindly send your wonderful father to me.

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