Peacetoday, I feel for you and your d, I dont know wot to say love, my s is 15 going in 16, he was 10 when all this started and adored his dad. I dont know if you have read my sitch peace, my ex not only abondoned his son he didnt speak or contact him for 2 and half years. they have been speaking since july last year and yes I can tell you that son has many meltdowns, wot I do is sit him down and talk it through and I can assure you that wot comes out in the end it all this mess that dad as created in his life. he loves his father to bits but hates wot he as done to him and I. Sometimes I wonder peace if as son gets to be his dads age is he going to have his own mlc and come back to this stage in his life where he as been so unhappy for the last five years. I also think wot it is peace is the fact that the children want to be strong in front of us so put up a good face and pretend that they are bearing up with it all, eventually that wall has to come down and their true feelings show, I think sometimes hormonal as well as exams at school, but mostly it the thought of what father could abondon their own child and all that child wonders is why why why as my dad done this to me. believe me peace I have been there for my son and it hurts like hell when he as a meltdown, stick by your daughter peace give her the love of two people it is hard it is very hard, hugs xxx