In Australia, it is November 17, and my youngest child turns 21 today.
It has been 4 years to the day since we last spoke on the phone.
It has been 4 years and a day since her mother said she would never allow her to visit me in the USA.
It is 7 years since her mother violated court orders and moved her 3 states away.
It is 8 years since I last flew back to Australia, and her mother withheld her from me.
It is almost 12 years since I left Australia.
Her 21st birthday marks the end. It is over.
It's too late for my girls, lessons learned:
- Manage your child child support. Make it your second job and ensure you receive credit for everything.
- As bad as it may be, stay close to your children. You cannot
immediately rebuke that which is told to your children, from 7811 miles
away.
Had I known I would lose both my children to their mothers
forked tongue, I would not have left to remarry and have the family
structure that was missing the first time.
I would have stayed a single, Dad.
