Can I use your thread to have a moan too - sorry kitty.
I wish I had never got in touch with my biological father.
I was raised by my adopted dad and mum. When I was 16 we argued constantly and I ran away from home. (combination of my teenage years and their lack of parenting skills for teenagers
all sorted now
) I decided to trace my father who I had never met. I didn't like him v much when I first met him but felt guilty about appearing then disappearing. Loved his wife tho - but she died a few years back suddenly and then he just seemed to rely on me for ages (he has a son too ) and just drained me, but didn't bother sending me birthday cards, anything on my wedding day etc. I hated the way he treated his son.
Then he decided to move abroad and marry someone much younger within a year of his wife dying - not the age that was a problem (I have a 22 year gap in my marriage) but he only met the girl three times
Now he's divorced, lost most of his money and is ill, and still abroad. My sil is trying to convince him to come back and I really really don't want him to
He's never interested in my child or anyone else for that matter - when his marriage was breaking up he kept telling me that mine wasn't right and I should leave DH
I really really don't want anything to do with him at all, but I feel too guilty to make that final cut.