Told my Muslim father the truth

A bit of background story:[ I (19f) was born and raised up until the age of 7/8 in Lebanon. I am half Lebanese, half Filipina. My father is Lebanese Muslim and my mother is Catholic. At the age of 7/8 my mom wanted to divorce my father but fearing that he would get custody of us and keep us away from her she tricked my father into allowing her to take us to the Philippines to "attend her brother's graduation for two weeks" while convincing him that he didn't need to come along. She only told him that we weren't coming back to Lebanon when my father was at the airport coming to pick us up. I wasn't able to keep much contact with my father and his side of the family until 2020 and I was finally able to visit for the first time in 10 years when I turned 18 in 2023. Also, i've lived in the Netherlands since 2018.]

For years I've struggled with multiple addictions to various drugs . I'm sober now. In the meantime I've been in a relationship with an atheist Dutch guy (21m) for 8 months. I've just told my dad all of this. He isn't angry, he isn't disgusted, he's just sad and disappointed. He's sad that he couldn't do anything to help me, disappointed that my mom was neglectful and not alert enough.

On one hand I'm glad I told my father. It feels like a weight off my shoulder and I hate keeping the truth behind. Before revealing everything it felt like there was a barrier between my father and I, now it feels like it is gone.

I don't know why I'm posting this. I just wanted to share. Hope everyone is having a great Wednesday.

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