Approximately five years ago, when my stepdaughter graduated, this reached a breaking point.
My stepdaughter declined to invite me to my eldest son’s graduation, but he had invited my wife, his stepmother. Although she had two tickets, she only invited her mother because her grandparents, who reside in my wife’s home country, declined.
I inquired, “Why?” She stated, “You’re not my dad; you didn’t raise me, and I don’t want you in my life.” I was devastated. She detested me despite my best efforts to win her approval. Nevertheless, I covered her college expenses (I also covered my son’s college expenses).
However, she told my wife a few months ago that she was getting married. It wasn’t until my wife informed me. Even worse was the fact that I brought a cake, balloons, and a ton of other things because she had promised to come home to celebrate. Then she made a last-minute alteration. She just instructed my wife to visit her apartment without my sons and me present. I was broken.
