Needing advice!! How do you help a broken hearted little girl? My daughter loves and misses her…

What's the reason he is not around?

Due to us really struggling we live with other people. He’s a correctional officer so he works 12 hour shift. Depending on the week he will either have 2 days off or 3 and he’ll only come once or twice, only for a few hours.

When he does have the days off and the free time try to make their daughter Nd father time 1 on 1 so she gets all his attention and love. Maybe like a daddy and daughter lunch date or something they can do alone!

Ask him to be more active in her life. That she misses him and wants to see him more.

My dad was a correctional officer when I was younger (birth-4yo) and his hours were crazy but he was always there when he could be.

As for your broken hearted little girl. Hug her a little more, and give her the love that she's missing out on.

That’s the problem I’m running into. He’s not the type of person that puts family first. He’s a good person, it’s just he’s not ready for this life. He doesn’t understand that his daughter is hurting without him. He gets mad when she doesn’t want him to leave.

That breaks my heart. My girlfriend is in the same position, well her little girls dad ran off before she had her.. but she’s six now, at school with other kids, and she thinks God doesn’t love her because he didn’t give her a daddy. She called me last week asking what to tell her, and I honestly don’t know. It’s heartbreaking.

That being said. I would talk to the dad. Let him know that she’s having a hard time. And set up a daddy daughter time, like a lunch and nails, just something that he can take her to that’s special. Something she can look forward to week to week. He’s got to be willing to do that at least. I know he’s got a busy schedule being at a prison, a few hours a week won’t hurt. Have you communicated this with him?

I do, but with the relationship we have it’s kinda hard you say something he doesn’t like he ignores you. Are relationship is very complicated. I’m trying to fight for my family, but it seems like he doesn’t care. He doesn’t have the responsibilities of having to take care of the kids 24/7. He’s a free man pretty much so he does what he wants. Christmas is right around the corner and I don’t have anything for my kids due to my paycheck coming in the mail. He likes to think about himself a lot. I get it being a young parent is hard and you don’t get to live life. I just wish I could get him to understand that he’s hurting all of us.