The Budget of Paradox

Sophia,
The last thing you remember about me is that I walked out of your life. Morey, too. She was just six-and-a-half when I left for Iraq. It was meant to be a short deployment. I should have been back before she turned seven.

I imagine that if someone were to ask you about your father, all you’d really be able to say is that he walked out on you. That’s fair. I mean, that’s what happened.

But that’s not the full story, not by a long shot. When you were old enough to travel by yourself (in my opinion), I started actively inviting you to come visit me. Check out the YouTube video I made about Christmas 2021. Read more; I invited you to Mexico City many times. To force you to wait until you’re 18 seems stupid to me. What’s the point?

Dad