When I got home from work she was sitting there all dressed to go and had been for 3 hours
The "now I'm here now I'm not" deal was really difficult to deal with.
I am so very sorry. It is just heartbreaking. Children need their fathers and they need security.But I sure did want a father growing up. Someone to protect me. To bad he never did.
Discarded, I guess all you can do is keep telling her how much you love her and get her to do anything you can think of to boost her confidence. And keep telling her that this is not about her and her father is having a difficult time. And hope a tiny bit of that sinks in.