Author: please include the TLDR at the start of the post. Also, did you fail to renew the domain before it expired? If so, you should mention that upfront.

Through 90% of the post, I assumed that Godaddy unfairly canceled your domain. That doesn't seem to be the case. Granted, their termination notice timeframe is atrocious and that's the core issue.

Please fix the post so it doesn't misrepresent the actors in the situation.