Ezra Anderson It was hard for me to say those words.... "Amalia, I´m lost..." They felt like a defeat, like a failure... not only did I not handle failure well, but I have failed her, my daughter. It was the one failure I couldn´t afford to make and the one I easily did. "I don´t know what to say..." she said, and I took a deep breath. "You don´t have to say anything..." I paused... when she walked out on us yesterday, everyone made me see my relationship with her in a completely different light. I have only seen my role as a father as the man who provided everything her heart desired, when in reality, she had been yearning for a relationship, to be seen, appreciated, and valued. I didn´t give her tickets to the game because I knew she might not enjoy it. It was pointed out that I