'My guilt outweighs my grief': MAFS' Melissa Rawson shares heartbreaking message after estranged father's death
Married At First Sight's Melissa Rawson has shared a poignant update with her followers after announcing the death of her estranged biological father.
In her latest blog on Her Second Shift – where the 35-year-old posts updates about her life with husband Bryce and their two-year-old twins Levi and Tate – Melissa revealed she'd recently received word from her mother that her dad had died suddenly overnight.
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She hadn't seen or heard from her father in 13 years.
Liss said that while she sadly wasn't surprised with the news due to his lifestyle choices, she'd always held onto a "small glimmer of hope" the pair would one day reconcile.
"My father will never know me as the woman I grew up to be, one he could hopefully be proud of," she wrote. "He will never meet or know his grandchildren.
Melissa Rawson is pictured with her husband Bryce and their twin boys. Instagram
"I have grieved since a young age for a father who was never around. Now, I am grieving for a second time."
The poignant and honest message continued with Melissa saying she felt a myriad of feelings about what happened – some that even she didn't expect.
The overarching were that of "anger, sadness, regret and shame."
While she was angry and sad that he hadn't fought harder to stay in her life, she explained there was part of her that felt a sense of regret for not reaching out to him.
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Melissa explained the last time she saw her father was at the age of 19 at her cousin's wedding, where he told her that every time he heard the Green Day song "Time of Your Life," he would think of her.
After not listening to it for 16 years, Liss said that now she can't stop playing it.
"In moments like this, I realise; Life is short," she concluded. "If you're ready, don't let that moment of forgiveness pass you by. For there may be a time when you will never, ever get the opportunity again."
Melissa is no doubt being supported by her loving partner Bryce, who she met and fell in love with on MAFS in 2021.
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The couple are now officially married and the proud parents of twin boys Levi and Tate.
Melissa often updates fans on her blog, Her Second Shift. Instagram
The little boys arrived into the world early and spent the first month of their lives in the the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Little Levi and Tate were able to come home just before Christmas in 2021, making it a very special time for the family.
You can read Melissa's full blog post on Her Second Shift.
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