My father left when I was very very young, we had sporadic contact in the years to follow. Today we get along great and have a lot of contact, but it's almost more of a friendship than father/son.
I understand your hurt and disappointment, but you can only control yourself and be the great mother you are. Worrying and trying to fix the other part will drive us crazy( crazier?)
Actually, I was just sitting at home yesterday going through pics of my trip to Aus. Miss it heaps I was only there for some weeks, but experienced a lot.
When I read through threads it strikes me how different some of our situations are, and yet our sitches can be so very similar in certain aspects.
I wish you luck JJ!
Together for 8,5 years. S2 Interest in OM. She left 29.09.12 b/c we couldn't work things out. No signs of OM, not digging. Living in seperate homes, sharing custody.