I'm new to this forum so I'll try my best to articulate my story in something that makes sense.
I have opted to burn my bridges with my children very recently. Having me in their life is a huge burden and one I cannot put them through. I don't have the courage required to end my existence completely to help them, but if I could, I would've done it by now.
I have failed them as a father and their mother now has a new man that they can call dad because even not knowing them, he's already a better father than me.
So yeah, I've burnt a bridge that can't be rebuilt. I'm extremely lonely currently, although I do work, it's all an act during the day and I'm exhausted by the end of the day mentally.
Sorry if this wasn't the actual meaning behind your topic.
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