My mistakes

Jolie,
There are some things that you should know about how I got to this point. I am sure by the time you read this blog I am creating that you will have heard many stories from many different people. I just hope you will be willing to listen to mine. I will tell you face to face when you are old enough to understand my version of events.
For now let's just stick to the basics. Your mother and I are not together for a few very good reasons. I loved her as much as I love you, but I was forced to kill the love I had for her. The relationship your mother and I had was not good for me at all, yet that is only part of the reason why we split up. One big problem we had  is our mentalities are on two extremely different, opposing levels. She claims to be a hardcore red neck; I am far from that. Most people would pigeonhole me as an intellectual because I read prolifically and do a lot of different types of writing. Your mother even said to me once that one reason she was attracted to me was because I was so different from what she had known all her life.
That sentiment obviously went out the window somewhere along the line, along with her fidelity, what little communication we shared, and respect for me. I tried my best, everything I knew to stop the leak, but the figurative drip became a literal tidal wave and before I knew what had hit me I got swamped.
 I did many things I wish now I had thought about with a bit more common sense, small things, yet things that made a difference here and there. I can't take back yesterday, so my new plan is to learn from the past and do the best I can, and make a permanent change for the better, for you and I. That includes enrolling myself in college in order to get a degree so that I can be better equipped to provide for you and also to make myself into a better role model; someone you can proudly point to and say "That's my Daddy right there".
I love you Jolie. 
Daddy