Mixed Feelings About Love my Dad Shirt

So my 4 year old daughter who cannot read yet came home from her dad’s with a shirt that read “Love my Dad”. Of course this is an innocent thing, and she does indeed love her dad. I’m having some guilt about feeling upset by her wearing that shirt when I’m with her. If he was a better, more present dad, then I probably wouldn’t mind. He is also very bad at thinking about my feelings (a big reason why we parted in the first place.) Anyway, what I’m trying to get at is this: am I overreacting to this shirt? I will simply send her with this shirt next time he has her and not say anything, but the lack of thought on his part hurt me inside.

IMO it is just a shirt. and like you said, he does love her dad

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