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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
I can’t speak for every man but in my personal experience he was doing it to elicit sympathy and try to look like a good dad. 

He was physically abusive and cheated on me and I left him and found my self worth (posted selfies) and he went on to try to convince everyone that I was a terrible person and all he cares about is the kids. 

After we separated he moved 1,200 miles away and has only seen the kids twice in 11 years and both times were because I arranged the visit.
gpt
Well for every story like this, there also a story like mine. A husband and dad that tried. Mutually accepted the end and even did the paperwork because "It was too much for her". Lol. So yeah this post is relevant in many ways "abusive" "infidelity" or just "misery/unhappy" for whatever reasons.

And I'm not 1200 mi away. I'm .00001 mi away (in my house most the time).