4-1 You cannot avoid accountability
You can run away but you can’t stop being a father. You cannot not be who you are. You can pretend and try to forget, but the fact remains: you are a child’s father. You can decide to either make a commitment to be the best father you can be or cause deep pain by removing yourself from your child’s life. Of course this can get complicated. I have talked with fathers serving time in prison. Many have had terrible relationships with their children and the mothers who may have tried to move on. Even so, many seek a sort of redemption in the eyes of their children that can only be achieved in small steps.
The issue here is: “Are you ready and willing to make a lifetime commitment to another human being?”