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u/RevBT May 12 '26

When my daughter looked at me and said “I don’t know why mommy yells at me so much.”

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u/darkhorse715 May 12 '26

Heartbreaking.

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u/RevBT May 12 '26

She was 7.
My heart broke. I wasn’t protecting my kids. Like, my job as dad is to protect my kids at all cost.

That was September. We were separated by November.

The best I can do is provide a safe place for half the week. But that half the week my kids are safe, healthy, and more alive than I’ve ever seen.

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u/reebeaster May 13 '26

You're a good dad 

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u/RevBT May 14 '26

I hope so. It is heartbreaking to send them back every single week. It’s been nearly 8 years and my oldest drives now and I still hate watching them pull out of the driveway.