my dad's mom has 11 kids. 5 of them are from her first husband, who beat her so she left. then she met my grandpa. they fell in love. he already had 2 kids with an ex wife. she told him he had to choose between her or his kids. he chose her and they moved across the country and had six kids with her (including my dad) and raised them plus the first five and never talked to his other two kids again.

later he started drinking and hitting her. broke her jaw. she told him that he would stop drinking and never make another decision in the household again or she would leave with all the kids. he agreed. when i was 10 he killed himself with a handgun he had kept hidden. left a note saying it was to get away from her.

my dad found out about the kids she had made him leave. tried to reach out, see if they wanted to come to his funeral. they did not want to come.

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