Ok, so I owe an apology here. He showed up. My daughters father. I got home to 3 messages saying he was in town. When he got here, it took me about 20 minutes before I could even look at him. I figured I needed to set my feelings aside for the sake of Rachel and make it a good experience for her. It doesn't happen often that she sees him or spends any amount of time with him. I needed to do that for her.
He actually turned out pretty decent. I found out he had been telling the truth about where he had been, pictures and all. He brought her gifts, and even me although I didn't accept them, and took us out to dinner. He then took us to Old Navy and pretty much let her have run of the store. I appreciated it, and even made myself ok with it. Watching Rachel gleam with pre-teen wonder at all the fashionable clothing she was acquiring, made me smile too and have some fun with her to boot. His conversation was interesting about the places he had been in the last few months and he managed to not go on about anything that deemed him a victim in something or other. He "seems" to be making an effort to straighten himself out. It is hard for me to be completely accepting of that. Hard, to look past the past and see change coming about in someone. Only time will tell, and the examples shown. I hope it is so, and what is on the surface exists below.Not just for him, but for his daughter as well...
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