Stepping In
A story about my boyfriend and his life with myself, and my son.
16-Aug-04
Stepping In
This is a story that is close to my heart. Years ago when I was younger I met a man. The classic story. I fell madly in love with him. In fact I have to say, he was one of my greatest loves. We moved in together. Our relationship slowly began to disintegrate.
I became pregnant. When I told him, his response was "Get rid of it"! I was shocked and mortified. I told him I was keeping the baby. Shortly after I had my son, he packed his bags and left us.
I was devastated. I thought I would never recover from the pain of that day. Then I thought about the pain my son would have to endure.
One day I was invited to my neighbor's for a get together. To my surprise I found myself very attracted to a young man attending the party. I tried in vain to get his attention all night. I just assumed he was not interested. Then he came over and started to talk to me. I was touched by his sweetness. We talked for a while. Then I said goodbye and returned to my apartment. I heard a knock shortly after. When I went to the door, it was him. We ended up talking till the early morning hours.
Our relationship slowly progressed. He was a complete gentleman, which for me was something new. Eventually he moved into my place. He knew I had a child, as I was upfront about it. It did not seem to bother him. The more time we all spent together, he became like a father to my son. He was loving and caring. It really touched me to see how he just stepped into the role. My son grew to love him too. We all became very close, taking trips and just being a normal family. There were some hardships along the way, but we always overcame them.
I heard from my son's real father a couple of times. However like in the past he never made any effort. Then he just ended all contact. That is fine with us though. Now 11 years later we are all still together. My son has never known another father. This man stepped in and has become a father to my son.
I will always respect him for that, regardless of his misgivings. It is a testament to all father's out there.
No one knows the hardships of having children till you try to raise them. However you will never know the joys either. Especially if you walk out of their lives without even trying.
Stepping In
This is a story that is close to my heart. Years ago when I was younger I met a man. The classic story. I fell madly in love with him. In fact I have to say, he was one of my greatest loves. We moved in together. Our relationship slowly began to disintegrate.
I became pregnant. When I told him, his response was "Get rid of it"! I was shocked and mortified. I told him I was keeping the baby. Shortly after I had my son, he packed his bags and left us.
I was devastated. I thought I would never recover from the pain of that day. Then I thought about the pain my son would have to endure.
One day I was invited to my neighbor's for a get together. To my surprise I found myself very attracted to a young man attending the party. I tried in vain to get his attention all night. I just assumed he was not interested. Then he came over and started to talk to me. I was touched by his sweetness. We talked for a while. Then I said goodbye and returned to my apartment. I heard a knock shortly after. When I went to the door, it was him. We ended up talking till the early morning hours.
Our relationship slowly progressed. He was a complete gentleman, which for me was something new. Eventually he moved into my place. He knew I had a child, as I was upfront about it. It did not seem to bother him. The more time we all spent together, he became like a father to my son. He was loving and caring. It really touched me to see how he just stepped into the role. My son grew to love him too. We all became very close, taking trips and just being a normal family. There were some hardships along the way, but we always overcame them.
I heard from my son's real father a couple of times. However like in the past he never made any effort. Then he just ended all contact. That is fine with us though. Now 11 years later we are all still together. My son has never known another father. This man stepped in and has become a father to my son.
I will always respect him for that, regardless of his misgivings. It is a testament to all father's out there.
No one knows the hardships of having children till you try to raise them. However you will never know the joys either. Especially if you walk out of their lives without even trying.
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