What was in that letter from her father?

The Father had a terminal illness such as a long-term disabling disease. The letter was dictated to someone who wrote for him. He didn't want her to have to take care of him. He wanted her to have a life and raise the baby. Not get stuck taking care of both of them. Also, he has nothing but advice and love to leave her, which is better than being bankrupt from all his medical bills. The letter got lost in red-tape and some kind of investigation at the Nursing Home where he lived. -or- He's angry that she decided to keep the baby and throw away the life she could have had. He had worked and slaved so she could have a better life, and she messed that up. Now she will have to work and slave. Maybe he was a street person for awhile and she couldn't help him because she had her own money problems. So he just lived on the streets. He didn't tell her because there was no way she could afford a baby and him, too. So he continued to live on the streets and that tattered and torn letter was on the inside of his jacket. It's taken them two years to figure out who the man was and who she was because he was found without teeth and decayed.

maybe it could have been that he himself had a child when he was a teen, she has a brother or sister out there somewhere. he was just dissapointed in himself and regreted she followed his footsteps. Or, maybe his mother had been a teen at his birth and he was called names and rejected as a child, he felt sorry for the baby and the life the baby would go through. he thought maybe if he distanced himself he wouldnt go through all of that pain again by seeing through the child.

Let's just have a happy ending since the woman did not start off well. In the letter, her father apologise to her, telling her he miss her and is hoping to see her and her child back home. He could not accept her then because of a threat he got. He had no choice but to disown her. As to what is the threat.... it could be some soapy opera that touches reader's heart. lol.

If you are reading this, I am may no longer here. I have had time to reflect in the final moments I have here on earth. I have regrets a few, but the biggest regret is not to have understood your position and for not accepting you. I cannot even begin to understand what you must be going through. If you read this letter on time, please come and see me. I miss you. But if it is already too late, don't cry. You have no reason to. Just know I am proud of the woman you have become. I love you... Dad

Hi patgalca! Oh well, I hope this small idea of mine would somehow contribute in your dilemna. Probably the content of the letter from her father is asking for forgiveness and how he regret being a proud and coward man. He writes her that he was too ashamed and embarassed with his behavior towards her but was too proud to admit his fault. And even though he never contacted her in any way, he was always there watching over them finding ways to help them through other people and maybe site some examples how he uses other people in helping them. He further writes that there are many times that he wanted to approach them but he was so unsure of her reactions thinking that she hated him and never wanted to see him again. If so, he understands because he was never been a good father. He also writes how he much he loves her and how he wanted to hold her grandchild in his arms. And at the end of the letter, he writes that he was working very hard to save money for her and his grandchild as their inheritance. I hope this helps. What do you think?

I write as well...I was thinking it could have something to do with the father of the child...like..oh gosh, we could get really carried away with this.. the father was related to her in some way and her father didn't want to reveal it to her... the father of the child had some sort of disease that he had "forgotten" to tell her about, yet her father knew..through gossip... lolll... i can get really carried away if allowed, giggle good luck!

The guy she got pregnant by was actually her half-brother... daddy-o got another girl -- not her mother -- pregnant?

I think it would be interesting if the letter said he still didn't accept her and the child, but he didn't want them to go hungry or have a harsh life...so he included some money for diapers or food supplies...and perhaps a trust fund for when the child grew up. It would be a rather welcome surprise, at least that's what I'd assume.