tyler....ive been there and i know how difficult it is.......for you and your son.
because of my life style i didn't have contact with my daughter...
from the age of 6 till 13.
i remember the awkward calls when we first reconnect...
i remember when i met her for the first time in 7 years.....i expect my little girl and there sitting in the back of a car was someone i didn't know.
13 year old girl that looked like me......but if I'm honest i just didn't feel anything..........over those years that bond was broken.
imagine how she felt..........this strange sick looking bloke....is that my daddy?
and so the story began of rebuilding a relationship again..........getting to know each other.........and my girl starting to trust me.....trust that i wasn't gonna disappear again........jeez it breaks my heart just thinking about it.
tyler....it wasn't easy.........it took time and more time.
patience lots of patience......we both went to counseling together.
my amends to my daughter took years....
today i have a wonderful relationship with a young women.
we talked every day on the phone...she lives in a different town with her boyfriend.
all she says is she is grateful to god for making dad predictable...
keep at it tyler.........it will take time but you can rebuild that relationship.