A father avoided a DNA test with his daughter Kayori because he couldn't handle the emotional weight. He admits the avoidance was selfish and reflects on his struggle to be a good parent, while grappling with grief he's been running from.
I make no excuses on, I need help deep down.
And I believe that.
And I'm not trying to make myself sound good, but I do my best to be the best father that I can be. Kayori has suffered. And I think more of why I didn't get the DNA myself, I was saving myself the pain and it was selfish.
And that— You didn't get the DNA test because you were grieving. And I said that to you within 6 minutes of this show. I recognized that you were grieving your father and another child that you lost. And instead of leaning into the grief, you decided to focus on something else. So the next time you're grieving, you need to lean into it and not try to hyperfixate or focus on something else.