Daughter refuses to care for elderly father who abandoned her when she was 4 years old, his family members insist that she is his only hope: 'I don't owe this man anything'

The absence of a parent is a wound that never really heals, even if life finds a way to move forward without them. When the people who are supposed to be there for you make the choice to walk away, it can be incredibly difficult to forgive them. If that parent suddenly reappears years later, it can be jarring – especially if they show up without an apology and with demands instead.

One woman grew up with a single mom after her dad walked out on them when she was just four years old. She never got any calls, visits, or child support; he simply vanished and went on to build another family instead. Decades later, that same father is sick, broke, and facing eviction, and his relatives have turned to her as his "only hope." But after a lifetime of neglect, she isn't too keen on stepping in now. Instead, she's left to confront how little she actually owes the man who abandoned her, and whether choosing herself over him makes her heartless or simply fair.

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