“You are not my father.” As he recalls years of attempting to mend the rift with his stepdaughter, those remarks continue to haunt him.

He has supported her through every step of the way—until now—despite being excluded from her life. “No more,” he’s finally saying, with a bill on the table. How do you feel about his difficult decision?

When my sons were four and eight years old, my wife di:ed.

I got married again after that, and I’ve been married to my new wife for eleven years. She was previously married and has a daughter from that union. The tale of her ex-husband is a long one, but let’s just say that he is still alive but no longer involved in their lives.