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Raised by her stepdad Tim since age eight due to her biological father frequently being away for work, the writer was devastated when her father\u2014who had always hated Tim\u2014demanded Tim’s total absence from her wedding as a condition for walking her down the aisle and paying all the expenses. Having lost her mother the previous year, she reluctantly asked Tim not to attend so her father would be present; Tim quietly agreed, but on the wedding day, he unexpectedly left the country and left behind a letter that brought her to tears when she discovered it days later… READ MORE BELOW <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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