My father did his best, but he no longer felt the same way. My father's feelings could not be expressed to anyone because he had to work all day overseas to protect our country. I was afraid for myself as well as for him. I didn't like him being alone abroad, without family. He couldn't talk to his daughter at that time due to the different time zones. My mother-in-law stopped my father from interacting with his daughter. She didn't want him to be a part of her or her daughter's life. I didn't see how that was fair, I was very frustrated with her. Once he got back from deployment, he called me very often to see how I felt about the whole situation. He told me several times that everything would be fine and that he was living just fine on his own. I tried to show that I felt good, but in reality I was still in pain. He took me out a few months later to make sure I was okay. I liked this idea and knew it would make things better if I saw him in person and not just over the phone. We did a lot of fun things together, so I didn't think as much about the divorce and how everything would be fine without her. We went to Six Flags, Universal Studios, and Disneyland and had a great time together. For once in a very long time, I felt normal and like a child with no worries, which is not how society describes children of divorce..