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[Filter: Private]

... I can't believe I'm about to do this. It's dishonest, it's deceptive, it's intentionally wrong. This isn't like me. I'm not this sort of person. I ...

I just ... I can't let this happen.

[from here, the handwrting is disguised. it's fairly obvious that it is, and is inconsistant and unsteady in places, but not recognizable at all as Emery's. care is taken to make it appear feminine, with looping curves and elegant lines.]

[Filter: Mothers]

Ah, I've come seeking your advice.

For reasons I can't reveal, I have to maintain anonymity, and for that, I apologize. However, I'm facing a difficult problem and I thought that perhaps you could help.

I'm pregnant. I'm quite far along, and very excited for the birth. I'm filled with so much love for the child I'm carrying, despite strange circumstances surrounding it, that my every thought is of its well-being. However, its father ...

He simply does not seem interested. It's not that he's angry about the child, or cold, simply that I don't feel that he's bonding with it the way that I am. I'm concerned this won't change at the birth ...

How can I help him? What does it take for a father to bond with his child? How could this bond be strengthed -- and what makes it weaker?

Thank you for your help.