Rascal Flatts bassist Jay DeMarcus is opening up about an unbearable decision from his past.

The 48-year-old author of “Shotgun Angels: My Story of Broken Roads and Unshakeable Hope,” revealed in his book that he got his ex-girlfriend Maggie pregnant when he was in his early 20s.

“We’d had sex one time, but I knew it. I knew she was pregnant,” Jay wrote. “[Maggie and I] discussed many options, including getting married and raising the child ourselves, but we quickly determined we’d be making that decision for the wrong reason.”

So, Maggie and Jay decided to place the baby girl up for adoption.

Jay’s mother offered to adopt the baby when she heard the news – but Maggie moved forward with an outside adoption.

“From the very beginning, I wanted to be in [my baby’s] life. But her mother didn’t want either one of us in her life,” Jay wrote. “That was a hard pill to swallow. I understand that sometimes life sends us reeling because of unexpected situations. But my heart in that moment, though scared, still desired to be in this beautiful child’s life.”

Jay often wonders if his daughter, now in her 20s, knows who he is.

“The adoptive family was supposed to give her a letter when she turned 14, explaining that I loved her, did not abandon her, and have tried several ways to make it possible to be in her life,” Jay said.

Guided by his faith, Jay went on to become a Grammy award winner, husband to CMT personality Allison Alderson, and a father of two.

Jay and his wife Allison are currently raising their family in Nashville, Tennessee.

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It just one big happy family!

Amy, Matthew and Zach Roloff stopped by Access Live to open up about their hit TLC show “Little People, Big World,” and how things have changed since Amy and Matthew got divorced.

The former couple, who called it quits back in 2015, got super candid about still being in each other’s lives.

“I think we do our best, do we do it perfectly? No. But we still want to remain respectful,” Amy told Access Live.

Adding, “We still bicker, you know, things like that … but I think for the most part, we did have a long life together and why hate each other?”

Even though the pair’s nearly 30-year marriage didn’t work out, Amy and Matthew still support each other’s new journey to finding love.

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Flew to LA late last night to do some promo work—. First up. @accessonline Live today on west coast at 8:30am. Don’t miss it. Some fun surprises #seewedoallgetalong

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“After divorce, production was like you got to date, date, and I’m like, ‘wait a minute … I need to breathe; I need to be by myself for a moment’ … so I just pulled a single’s event together and he (her new beau Chris) just happened to be there,” Amy recalled to Access Live.

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My next chapter? An RV and motorcycle trip and Chris! Watch LPBW TONIGHT Season 14… @tlc and see when Zach and Tori got Murphy and Matt. Ups and downs of family life. #lpbw #tlc #amyroloffssecondact #allaboutfamily #thankyouall

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Meanwhile, Matthew also confessed that he found new love pretty fast.

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Totally loving the amazing sunshine down here … but missing Jackson and Ember really really bad… so me and @carynchandler1 (missing her kids too) are going to jump a plane home tomorrow. @rolofffarms needs my attention big-time too. Lots of things to catch up on back in rainy Oregon. #goinghometoworkmybuttoff #longestfarmprojectlistever #littlemaninarainponchonofun #grandpaneedstoseegrandkids #jacksonandembernowthatsfun

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Even though the duo are no longer a couple, their son Zach said they still have a lot of “respect” towards one another.