It's... If he chooses to have nothing to do with the child, it's nothing on you, and nothing on your child. It's him. His irresponsibility, his failure. You're not being abandoned. He's not being responsible. And you've your family-by-choice that's not abandoning you either.
[It's hard. It will take more than words for her to get over that fear; it will take time and seeing. He's still worried some of the time about the Wardens now that Herc is gone, still sometimes fears that Nate will find someone better. But it's getting better.]
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[At least he can be certain on that point.]
It's... If he chooses to have nothing to do with the child, it's nothing on you, and nothing on your child. It's him. His irresponsibility, his failure. You're not being abandoned. He's not being responsible. And you've your family-by-choice that's not abandoning you either.
[It's hard. It will take more than words for her to get over that fear; it will take time and seeing. He's still worried some of the time about the Wardens now that Herc is gone, still sometimes fears that Nate will find someone better. But it's getting better.]