My parents were never married. Mom got knocked up at 18. I have two older half brothers with the same dad, who he has been much more involved with. However, he is still a dead beat dad to them. From what I understand of the situation, my mom chose to keep me away from my dad and his family because she thought that was what was best for me. My father’s parents (who have been much more involved in my brothers’ lives than our dad) both tried to reach out to me when I was younger but I never responded to any of their messages - I wasn’t sure if it was something that I wanted. I have very few memories of my dad and his parents. I know that I met them a handful of times when I was a kid, but nothing very memorable. Last night my dad sent me a friend request and message on Facebook that read:
“I know this is kinda odd timing, but I don't care, I would love to talk to you sometime. if that is something that you seek as well., then we can talk.”
I am unsure of what to do. I have no idea why he is suddenly trying to contact me now. Of course I am curious to see what he wants, but I don’t know if I want to open that can of worms. I’m not sure if I am ready for that emotional rollercoaster, but I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I saw the message last night. I’m just not sure if it’s worth it. I have a lot on my plate between full time college and working a lot at my job, so this going badly would really hit me hard. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Tl;dr - deadbeat dad randomly messaged me on Facebook wanting to talk for the first time
Submitted July 31, 2020 at 09:31AM by iykykpenguin https://ift.tt/3fhFUMs
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