My Daughter’s Father Is Emotionally Toxic. I Have a Plan to Get Him Out of Our Lives for Good.

Care and Feeding My Daughter’s Father Is Emotionally Toxic. I Have a Plan to Get Him Out of Our Lives for Good. Advice by Jamilah Lemieux June 19, 20261:00 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Povozniuk/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Copy Link Share Share Comment Copy Link Share Share Comment Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, After loads of betrayal and emotional abuse, I’ve decided to leave my daughter’s father. I’m struggling to decide how much access to give him in our lives. My daughter is 4 and did not recognize him as a regular presence in her life until she was 18 months old. I’ve regretted not leaving sooner, as it would have been easier for her.

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