Dad misses birth of his son to attend 19-year-old daughter's professional debut as a singer, husband accuses him of priorizing previous marriage over new baby: “I felt a responsibility to support Lily”

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• There really was no “correct” choice here; both would come with someone feeling resentful. 

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• Hopefully, this will all blow over soon. There's probably an added layer here with our protagonist's husband feeling that he chose his old life and family over the new one, but he has a lifetime of fatherhood to prove this notion wrong. 

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