Reply #15: I'm sorry for the tough day.

[IsIt1984Yet]

It makes me sad, too. Not for myself, but on behalf of my son. His father physically abandoned him when he was 8 after emotionally and financially abandoning him since birth. He's contributed ZERO in financial or emotional support for the past 7 years. The boy's birthdays and every holiday go by without a gift or a card or a even a call - unless it's a call filled with empty promises and false hope.

Take this day and smile, remembering the caring, loving man that you were lucky enough to have for many years (or am I being presumptuous about the relationship?). A lot of kids are not so lucky and have to deal with the fact that their parent cares nothing about them.