I (m43) was dating a girl last summer and ended up getting her pregnant. I have 2 daughters with my ex who I was split from for 3 years prior to this. Right before she found out she was pregnant, my ex (daughter’s mom) reached out asking to chat about getting back together. I was shocked, but deep down it’s what I wanted. I was honest with the woman I was dating, broke things off with her, and told her that I was deciding to get back with my ex. Day after that, she’s texting me with the pregnancy news. I told her if she doesn’t terminate the pregnancy that I wouldn’t be involved until the baby was born. She went back and forth for a couple weeks, but ultimately told me she was continuing the pregnancy. The problem was it made my ex (now current girlfriend, again) uncomfortable and insecure, so I panic blocked this woman and have not spoken to her since. That was 10 months ago. I now have a 6 week old baby daughter out there and have been completely avoiding any responsibility to do with it. She has reached out to my family to get ahold of me and is requesting child support. I moved out of state and just want this to go away. I wanted to make this work for my older kids and get back with their mom, plus their mother doesn’t want me involved in this baby’s life. I have a great career and know I will be forced to pay a big chunk in child support. It feels wrong paying child support for a child I’ll have nothing to do with. I’m now starting to realize I may have taken this too far. I just simply don’t want to go down that road and have another very young child to raise and care for. I feel since I told the woman I wouldn’t be involved and blocked her, she somewhat took this work load on herself. I realize what I have done isn’t completely justifiable, but I don’t even know what to do or how to fix this. I have been completely avoiding it but now it’s consuming my head. submitted by /u/Whole-Let-7080
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