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love, rosie 229bees, explained why Daddy wasn’t around unlike most of the otherkids’ daddies? Who stayed up all night and worried when she wassick, taking temperatures and buying medicine, making trips to thedoctor or the hospital in the middle of the night? Who missed goingto college, took days off work and stayed home at the weekend tocare for her? Fucking me, that’s who. Where was the bastard then?And he has the cheek to stroll back into our lives after thirteen yearswhen all the hard work has been done, with a little shrug of theshoulders and a pathetic little sorry, just after my husband cheats onme, my marriage is over, I finally decide to move to Boston where Ishould have been anyway had it not been for that sly little prickruining my plans, turning my life upside down, and legging it off toanother country with his dick between his legs.Fuck him.Ruby:Rosie:Ruby:Rosie:Ruby:This time it’s about me. Rosie Dunne and no one else.But Rosie you’re wrong. It’s about Katie too. She needs to know hewants to see her. Don’t punish her for the mistakes in your own life.But if I tell her, then she’s going to want to see him. She’ll be soexcited to meet him and he’ll probably let her down again and breakher heart all over again. And who’ll be the one who cleans up themess? Me. I’ll be the one who tries to mend my daughter’s brokenheart, I’ll have to pick up the pieces and wipe away the tears. Who’sgoing to have to put on the happy face, shrug, and say, “Ah well,don’t worry my thirteen-year-old daughter, not all men are shits—just all the ones you’ve ever known.”But Rosie, it could turn out really well. He may have reallychanged. You never know.You’re right, you never know. EVER. And another thing, how canshe get to know her father when we’re halfway across the other sideof the world? I don’t want to stay here Ruby. I want out. I want outof this entire mess of a life.It’s not a mess Rosie. Life is far from perfect, for everyone. You’re