“Things are rarely as simple as they seem. I can’t explain the choices your mom made. I don’t condone them. But I won’t spend a lifetime paying for them either. She’s already taken enough from me. I want a relationship with you. That’s true. But I’m not giving up Gwen. That’s also true. I’ve spent far too long missing out on things that make me happy, and I’m not choosing between these two things. It might take time, and I know we’re going to need to have more conversations, but I just… I’m not giving her up, Tripp. I’m sorry.”
