DEAR ABBY: Nine years ago, I had a child with “Richard.” I was married to “Eddy” at the time, but we had been separated.

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When I met Richard, we hit it off well; I was very attracted to him. Five months later, I accidentally became pregnant. When Richard found out, he bolted. We stayed in contact, and he met our son, “Brady,” twice.

Eddy and I reunited when Brady was 3, and since Richard was out of the picture, we requested to sever his rights so Eddy could adopt him. Richard didn’t show up, so legally we were able to proceed.

When we found out Richard had never told his family about Brady, I reached out to them. They want nothing to do with us!

They don’t believe my son is a part of their family because rights were severed and they never knew about him, even though I

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