When a man is physically present but emotionally absent, a girl’s heart can feel quite hollow and helpless. This is true whether that man is her father, her husband, or even a man whom she deeply respects. When a man is physically present but emotionally absent, a girl’s heart can feel quite hollow and helpless. So tucked underneath my Holly Hobby blanket when the darkness of night made my heart hammer in my chest, I would whisper over and over, “God, don’t let my daddy leave me. Just don’t