It was warranted. [ A wince, with that admission.] I was never much of a husband, and as a father...
[ As a father, he'd almost thought he could have been okay. There were moments, certainly. But not enough. ]
She loved me unconditionally once, the way young children do, and that should have been enough. I should have simply loved her back. But it wasn't enough, I wanted– more for her, you understand? I wanted her to have the same gifts I had, that her mother had, and it seemed cruel that a mere accident of genetics should deny her that.
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It was warranted. [ A wince, with that admission.] I was never much of a husband, and as a father...
[ As a father, he'd almost thought he could have been okay. There were moments, certainly. But not enough. ]
She loved me unconditionally once, the way young children do, and that should have been enough. I should have simply loved her back. But it wasn't enough, I wanted– more for her, you understand? I wanted her to have the same gifts I had, that her mother had, and it seemed cruel that a mere accident of genetics should deny her that.