Personally I’d leave it. I know it’s hard trying to understand why a parent walks away! But you can’t force a parent to parent and you could cause nothing but heartache for you and you’re child…. he could feel forced into some kind of contact and then just disappear again. I’d leave the ball in his court.
the other option is to write him a letter explaining while he choose to walk away, when he’s ready to have contact he can. Letting him know the door is open, but not expecting it. Don’t write anything that is forceful or expectant
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