My D5 has done a little bit of that too...it ripped my heart out one day to overhear her telling her daddy that she misses him and he needs to come home. He laughed at her, "you're so funny". That's how he protects himself: makes it all a joke.

Yes, we will make it through this. Thanks sister!

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