My husband has a daughter 19. She was taken from him by her mother when she was 6 months and he was over seas in the navy. We have tried to find her and at one point when she was 9 we did. He was able to talk to her briefly and then they disappeared again.In feb. of 06 she contacted us and told us that she was removed from her mother at the age of 10 and has been living w/ the maternal great grandparents. We flew down in March and stayed for a week and we had a great time. Her and I really bonded and she loved her sister. ( we have 3 children). In may my husband( her father) drove for 9 hrs to attened her highschool graduation and she totally blew him off. She came and got her sisters for about 2 hrs and never spoke to her dad. Before this she would call and talk to us daily. Well after they got home everyone was upset and words were exchanged and she has not spoken to us since. I have written to her myspace and get one line answers. I have aplogized until I'm blue in the face .
2006-12-04 09:30:51 · 1 answers · asked by GI 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
She's probably upset that 1) her dad has another family and 2) that if he can support them, why did she have to live with her great grandparents for all that time. I had a lot of issues with my dad because he was in and out of my life, what you really need to do is make things consistant. Don't just talk to her every now and then. Eventually she will open up (probably not to you, but her dad should be making an effort). If he is consistantly there and spends time with her, their relationship will improve. If he is only around for big things in her life, she will feel unimportant, because really, she wants her dad to be a part of her everyday life, even if she doesn't show it. All little girls need their daddy.
2006-12-04 09:41:45 · answer #1 · answered by chickpea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋