Dear Dr. Meg,

First of all, I want to tell you that I very much enjoyed your book, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters.  I have 3 kids, 2 daughters (11 and 8), and dealing with my 11 year old has been a nice challenge, your book will, and has already helped me a lot. So thank you for writing it and for your insights.

On a separate note, I wanted to ask for your advice. My parents got divorced when I was 9. I have a brother 2 years older than me and a sister 5 years younger (she was 5 at the time my parents got divorced). My father left home and pretty much disappeared from our lives, he did not come to our bar/bat-mitzvahs, he did not come to my wedding and still today I don’t talk to him. My sister is 35 years old, not married, with a very successful career as a dentist but with not a very successful dating life. After reading your book, it hit me that my father’s lack of presence during her life is probably a huge factor that affects her emotionally, more specifically when dating. I don’t know what to do, and I…