A stepfather has taken to social media to share the pain of being excluded from his stepdaughter’s graduation ceremony, despite being in her life since she was just four months old.
The man, who has been a steady presence and a father figure, married the girl’s mother when she turned two.
For years, he said he showed up, provided, loved, and supported her as his own.
But when graduation day came, his name wasn’t on the list of attendees.
Eight tickets were available, and while her biological father, grandmother, boyfriend, and several others made the cut, he was left out.
He said …
“I need to get something off my chest. Yesterday, my stepdaughter graduated and I wasn’t invited. I’ve been in her life since she was 4 months old. Married her mother when she turned 2. I’ve been there, consistent, showing up, providing loving her like my own. But come graduation day, I wasn’t given a seat. Like word ight They told me there were only eight tickets. Let me tell you who made the list: My wife, Her two sisters, Her biological dad, Her uncle, Her grandma, Her aunt, And her boyfriend, Eight tickets… and I wasn’t one of them. Bet
I’ve been sitting with that pain all day. I took time off work three days gone. I drive trucks. That’s money and time I can’t get back. And still, I got left out. So today, I made some decisions. I removed her from my car and health insurance. Took her off everything I’d been covering. Told her mother: since she’s grown and graduated, she can go stay with her father the one she made room for over me. Now there’s tension in my house. Emotions are high. But I’m standing on what I feel. Because the truth is so I’m hurt. Not mad. Just deeply, genuinely hurt. I don’t need applause. I just needed to speak my truth. Thanks for listening…”
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