Dear Brenden,
This is probably the hardest letter I have written to date. First, I want to tell you how so very proud I am of you. You will be graduating from college this year. What an accomplishment! You have grown so much. You are a very responsible young man now. I know growing up must have been hard on you at times. I hope that you can forgive me for how you were pushed aside by my new family. I should have been stronger and stood up for you more. For us. I missed so much. I was so wrong for that. I regret that a lot. I am so glad that one of your parents stood by you. You have an awesome mom. I know that you realize that. I am not proud of how I acted then. Never again will I let anyone control and manipulate me so much when it comes to my kids. Please don’t think I am blaming someone else. There was more that I could have done. I could have stood up for you. To this day, I have no idea what I was thinking at the time. I do know that I hurt you and our relationship very much. I missed watching you grow into the fine young man that you are now. I have treasured the time we have spent together. I want to thank you for that. I appreciate that you are giving me the chance to be you father. I love you very much. I will be the father you deserve.
With hope,
Dad
