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its been a [censored] of a year more like 15 long months, not seeing my child all because of the woman i once loved so much, hence , b a b y . all the feelings i should of had from day dot, riped out no nice pregnant woman holding hands laughing, ect, like normal woman, so im a dad, and i have not seen baby for so long, only once i held her, not after all this time after court fight, i didnt want, i get a poss? date soon of a contact center, my god its been a struggel getting this far, and now i find myself very sad that im hopfully seeing my child in one of those places, supervised, and feeling of emotion are welling up inside as the day is counting down, my worry is the bonding thing i never had, and i so want to be dad, i didnt walk away,, or run,, any advice on above please, and thanku
I don't think you'll have a problem bonding with your daughter with all you have gone through to get this far, and if you can get regular contact, your daughter will soon start to realise who you are.
Children are so much more resilient than we imagine, and hopefully you will get this sorted out and your child will be too young to remember this time in her life, or that you weren't there...you'll have lots of time to make up for it and I'm sure the love you have for her will overcome it all.
All the best
Agree with all of the above!
Good luck
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