When my nineteen year old daughter Chloe came home from her state university for a weekend visit, I sensed an uncomfortable atmosphere in our house. She completely ignored her father Wayne, refusing to answer his casual morning questions. Wayne blamed her behavior on final exams, but I knew my daughter too well to accept that excuse. Later, while packing her duffel bag, she revealed the tension had been building for months. She had repeatedly invited Wayne to visit her campus for parent events, but he constantly rejected her invitations, claiming he was too exhausted from working at his firm. Her frustration peaked when she discovered her latest tuition installment was past due. Wayne had sworn he processed the payment from our joint savings account days earlier, but the balance remained unpaid, leaving Chloe deeply hurt by his sudden lack of care.
