I clearly understand what you are feeling and describing here Woodie. My mother was there for the first ten years of my life, but took off one day unexpectedly. I felt abandoned part of my life, especially when my father sent me away too.
Although, I have known my parents, I have felt rejected and let go.
Weirdly, I was a bit upset too, when my oldest son became a father, and for the first few weeks, he was kind of not looking at his son. I felt a pain inside, and fortunately as yours,he is a great father to his little one.
At work, one day a girl started to talk to me about her life and told me that she did not know why, but she trusted me and she felt that she could tell me anything.
It feels good to see that people can relate to you without you volunteering anything about yourself and to know that you are trustworthy.
We are not alone!








