It is easy to post old memories and public declarations of love. It is much harder to do the work required to actually show up for a child. This is about the painful difference between performative love and real parental effort.
Mark’s latest Facebook repost paints a picture of unbreakable family bonds. But in reality, court-ordered evaluations, unpaid support, and medical reports show a father refusing to do the work to repair the damage. A bond isn’t broken by time—it’s broken by neglect and denial.