This blog is going to be an open, running letter to my daughter. Before I begin some explaining is in order. I was married once (only once) to a woman that I was very much in love with. Never mind how much I loved her or the details of that relationship right now; there is no doubt in my mind these facts will come out later in this blog. Right now I am just trying to find my feet.
The reason why I am starting this blog is because Father's Day is coming up and that will be the first anniversary of the last time I saw her beautiful face. So I am coming up on a year, a whole year that I have been (illegally) denied access to my child.
You might ask why is that? The answer will come out soon enough. Right now I just want to use this forum to express what I am not allowed to tell my daughter, Jolie. I am just going to try to start simple, keep it simple, and somewhere along the way I hope to find answers. Right now she is three; on November 7th she will be four. At this writing I am 41 yrs. young and growing.
So here goes: I am going to start this the only way I know how.
Jolie, I love you. More than anything, even my own life. Not being able to see you, play with you, or hear your voice say 'Daddy' is a pain that makes me lose my mind sometimes. Yet I know I must never give up, and I never will. You are worth it. You are my child; my daughter, and I will never let you go, I will never let you fade away. I was standing there in the hospital room when your mother birthed you; I cut the umbilical cord that attached you to her. So that made you mine in my eyes.
We were like peas and carrots; no one could come between us. Yet now I am reduced to writing you a love note. I can still see in my mind's eye how you were dependent and helpless. You made me feel like a giant. I loved that feeling. You were the most important person in my life then and you still are now.I kept a journal but it got ruined. I hope cyberspace is around long enough for you to read these notes. I am going to stop here, for now. I think its enough for the moment.
I love you.
Daddy
Grover,
ReplyDeleteI think the blog is a wonderful idea as it is a great way for you to be able to express yourself. One day Jolie when she can understand, she will read it. I am sorry to hear that she has been taken from you. A father should never be denied access to his child.
Thank you for posting; Support is what I need right now, this is very difficult to deal with and I hope I can learn to make a change in the situation.
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