After weeks of escalating conflict and a proposal he titled Operation: Divide and Move On, my father walks out without warning. He doesn’t return home. He doesn’t explain himself face to face. Instead, he disappears — and communication stops.

April 6 — Abandoned consists only of the letters from that day, read in full and in the order they were received. There is no commentary, no analysis, and no hindsight — just the words exchanged as a family is left to reckon with sudden absence, uncertainty, and what happens when leaving becomes another form of control.

This episode marks a turning point. What begins here will unfold over the next nine days, revealing how control is maintained not just through confrontation, but through withdrawal, timing, and what is deliberately left unsaid.

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⚠️ Content Note:
This series discusses sensitive themes and adult content, including suicide, abuse and coercive control, and may not be suitable for all listeners. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 in the U.S. for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

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🎵 Music Credit:
Opening and closing music features Moonlight Sonata performed with permission by Paul Pitman. This piece is used intentionally. My father often played Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven on our piano at home, and I remember sitting in the hallway listening as a young child. Its presence in this podcast reflects the emotional atmosphere of these events — restrained, familiar, and unresolved.

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