When we got back I put my son to bed and my dad and I sat on the sofa talking as we would normally do.
He took me and my son out for a meal and we had a lovely time.
I was in a very dark place and he came to stay and was the father I expected him to be, extremely supportive and encourageing. I asked my dad to be there as he's always been my best friend and the person I turn to for advice and support. I had planned originally for my boyfriend to be there but he had a breakdown and just left me suddenly and I was devastated. It was my 37th birthday and asked my dad to come to a holiday home I'd rented for me and my son to have a weekend holiday going to a theme park. I had lost a stone in weight within the space of a week, was drinking heavily and crying all the time. I had a very nastly split from my boyfriend after months of mental abuse which had me at the lowest point of my life. My father has never done this before and I can't understand why this has happened now. Most are cases that started in childhood. I can't find any similar experiences to mine.
