Rory Feek revealed that he just lately made an try to visit his eldest daughters Heidi and Hopie amid their ongoing family dispute over his parenting of their 10-year-old sister Indiana.
Earlier this month, Heidi, 37, and Hopie, 35, determined to take authorized motion in opposition to the 59-year-old nation singer after expressing their considerations that Feek was placing Indiana in “harm’s way” and stating that their father was stopping them from speaking with their youthful sibling.Â
In a blog post titled “canceled” that he shared on Tuesday, Feek addressed the battle, writing that their family “isn’t perfect” and their struggles “aren’t something that just happened this summer.”
“We’ve always been a work-in-progress, and I feel fairly certain we always will be,” he admitted. “There are things that my older daughters and I need to work out together. Right now we’re at an impasse on how that’s ever going to happen.”
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Rory Feek stated he tried to visit his daughters amid their family dispute. (Heidi Feek Instagram | Getty)
Feek defined that he drove to Alabama, the place Heidi and Hopie stay, every week and half in the past so he may see his daughters and check out to settle their differences.
The Kansas native wrote that he “knocked on Heidi’s door with two bouquets of peace lilly flowers, and hopes that we might be able to sit down and talk, or better yet, I’d just sit and listen to whatever they wanted to say and maybe have the chance to give them a hug and at least try to show them how much I love them.”Â
“But, even though their cars were in the driveway and they were inside, no one answered,” Feek continued. “So I left the flowers on the doorstep and drove back home.”
Feek claimed that whereas he was driving again residence, he acquired a textual content message from Heidi that allegedly learn, “We are only willing to talk with you with a licensed therapist or attorney or both.”
“And that is where the impasse comes in,” he wrote. “They believe that it’s the job of a someone with a doctorate, law or master’s degree to repair what is broken in our family. And I believe that it’s our job. Our responsibility to put our differences aside, sit down together as adults and do everything in our power to fix what is broken and mend what needs repaired.”
Feek’s daughters Heidi and Hopie have expressed considerations about their 10-year-old sister Indiana’s well-being. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Lifetime)
“And I believe that it’s our job. Our responsibility to put our differences aside, sit down together as adults and do everything in our power to fix what is broken and mend what needs repaired.”
While talking with People journal, Heidi stated she was away from residence when Feek arrived but her husband Dillon and Hopie had been at the home.Â
Dillon instructed People that Hopie began having a panic assault when they realized that it was Feek’s truck within the driveway.
The two made calls to Heidi and their lawyer, which they stated lasted about 4 minutes. Afterward, Dillon answered the door but stated Feek had already pushed off to return to his residence two hours away.
“Regardless of the intention, it came off as intimidating,” Heidi instructed People of Feek’s sudden visit.Â
Heidi stated Feek’s sudden visit “came off as intimidating.” (roryfeek.com)
She continued, “We’ve set really clear boundaries. We have such a hard time communicating with him and feeling heard that we really don’t feel like it’s possible without a third party.”
“[Visiting] was never for us, because if he was trying to reach us, he would do it in the way that we’ve requested of him, or at least text us and say, ‘Hey, I’m coming.'” Heidi added.
Heidi instructed People that she had filed authorized paperwork in opposition to Feek earlier in September and stated he was served with the papers the day after his journey to Alabama.
She additionally shared an announcement to her Instagram story on Wednesday that learn, “Whether it’s unexpected visitors coming on our property, members of your ‘organization’ threatening us, or online harassment from your followers, know this: we will not be intimidated. We will continue to fight for Indiana and her safety.”
On Aug. 29, Heidi posted a few Taste of Country article the place she and her sister Hopie had been requested “about growing up in our father’s care.” In her Instagram put up, she claimed, “Rory often left Hopie with people who took advantage of us.”
Rory Feek performs onstage through the National Finals Rodeo’s Cowboy Christmas at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Dec. 13, 2018. (Getty Images)
She additionally alleged, “Recently Indy was left in the care of a group with a well documented history of physical and sexual abuse of children. Indiana, who has special needs, deserves to be in a safe and stable environment where her well-being is the top priority.”
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On Aug. 31, Feek shared a weblog put up wherein he addressed accusations that Indiana was left with members of an alleged “cult” when he and his third spouse Rebecca went on their honeymoon.Â
The singer married Rebecca on July 14 in Greycliff, Montana, in accordance to a previous blog post. The wedding ceremony passed off eight years after he misplaced his spouse Joey to cervical most cancers.
“Now, if you’re asking if Homestead Heritage or Greycliff is a cult, the answer is no,” the singer wrote in his weblog put up. “Those folks are just living in a way that other people don’t like or understand, and it’s a whole lot easier to call something a cult and dismiss it than it is to look deeper into and actually find out what it is they are doing and why they’re doing it.”
Rory Feek stated he and his daughters have a “responsibility” to put their variations apart. (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)
Feek wrote that whereas he and Rebecca had been on their honeymoon, Indiana “stayed with two families, both of who have little ones that Indy is very close to.”
When addressing the allegations he left her “with child molesters,” Feek wrote, “I am not a perfect father, but I’m also not an idiot.”Â
The songwriter additionally responded to claims Indiana will not be allowed to speak with or see her sisters. Feek wrote that Heidi and Hopie had beforehand been allowed to speak to Indiana. However, he wrote that “when Child Protective Services called me out of nowhere, saying that it had been reported that Indiana was being neglected, along with other accusations, Heidi and Hopie forfeited their right to speak to their little sister.”Â
Feek additionally famous in his weblog put up that “this is not how it should be done. Instagram and Facebook are not the places where we should, as people and families, be settling our disputes or differences.”
On Sept. 1, Heidi shared a number of posts on her Instagram account commenting on parts of her dad’s weblog put up.Â
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Rory Feek’s first spouse, Joey, died in 2016 after battling most cancers. (Fred Hayes/Getty Images)
The first put up started, “Hi, dad. This is Heidi and Hopie. As sad as it is to say, we’re just happy to hear from you.”
The following slide famous that they agreed the web “isn’t the place to settle this,” including that they’d been reaching out to Feek, but had not acquired a response. The subsequent slide was alleged texts that had been despatched to their dad.Â
“Love is action, not words. We forgive you for your unkind words. You called us cowardly in your blog post for not facing you. We forgive you. The last time we sat down to have this conversation, without a mediator as you requested, you told us you were done being our father. We forgive you.”
The ultimate slide had a photograph of Heidi and Hopie and skim, “We have found peace in our own lives and have taken the long journey of healing. We have come out stronger on the other side of our childhoods.”
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In a separate put up, Heidi expressed her considerations about Homestead Heritage. Feek and Rebecca have been concerned with the group, which describes itself as an “agrarian and craft-based intentional Christian community.”
Heidi claimed that she had been contacted by different individuals who shared her considerations about Indiana’s well-being within the care of Feek.
“Some of the people speaking up grew up at Homestead Heritage,” she wrote. “You called the *numerous* convicted pedophiles within Homestead ‘a few bad apples,’ but the saying goes ‘a few bad apples spoil the barrel.’”
Rory’s youngest daughter, Indiana, poses for a photograph together with his new spouse, Rebecca. (roryfeek.com)
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In an announcement to Fox News Digital, Homestead Heritage spokesperson Dan Lancaster wrote, “Over a decade ago, our church pastors reported four individuals to local authorities for sexual assault, and all were rightly convicted and sent to prison.”
“Only one of these was a member of our church when the crime was committed,” he added. “Unfortunately, one of our parishioner’s estranged daughters is trying to rewrite history to gain leverage in a family custodial dispute that has nothing to do with our church.”Â
While talking with People, Heidi stated, “I really just want to be able to be in my little sister’s life and I can’t.”
Heidi Feek stated she desires to be in Indiana’s life. (Heidi Feek Instagram)
“I’m trying to do the right thing,” she added.
In his weblog put up, Feek wrote that Indiana is “doing super well.” He stated his youngest baby has began fifth grade, and she or he is being homeschooled by Rebecca.
“She’s everything but, neglected,” he wrote. “I have never, nor will I ever, allow her to be in an unsafe situation. Indy’s surrounded by love and people who love her.”
Fox News Digital’s Cassie Maynard contributed to this report.
