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phantasmagorically t1_ja4oen7 wrote

As a former swimmer, find a new sport. That’s most of what me and my former teammates did. I tried swimming masters for a while before a coworker introduced me to the climbing gym. These days I’m mostly an outdoor climber, another friend got into CrossFit, I know someone else who does triathlons, etc.

With a sport like swimming that’s basically your whole life from grade school to college, it’s a tough transition for sure, but there’s loads of other stuff to discover that you probably never had time for before!

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romadea t1_ja4o4ui wrote

If he would disagree, he would be absolutely wrong, though? Your child is owed support from their father, morally if not legally (I don’t know where you live, but I don’t think there are many countries where he wouldn’t be required to provide for his child.) If he doesn’t want to be in their life, financial support is the bare minimum he can do. He played a 50% role in creating a human being, he doesn’t get to just walk away from the situation.

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shanefking t1_ja4l4h6 wrote

I mean, it takes two people, and you certainly didn’t do it all by yourself.

I’m not sure, maybe send an email and include a picture of the two of you together, just so they know its real? I’d also tell them something like “I’m not asking for anything from you, I just want you to know. Here is my information if you would like to get in contact in the future.”

But theres a lot of cultural context that I don’t know, that could affect how it would be interpreted

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