Sean 'Diddy' Combs is "scared to death" of staying in prison. He wrote: "I ask you for mercy today, not only for my sake, but for the sake of my children. I have failed my children as a father..."I am unable to be there for my mother when she needs me most. Combs wrote he had lost his businesses, his charter schools and his career because he had "destroyed" and "stained" his reputation and hopes to use his downfall to help others. He wrote: "I lost my way.