That's- [She looks momentarily uncomfortable as she tries to make sense of it, tries to fit it within her own framework of understanding.]

It's more of a betrayal, isn't it? Where I'm from, partnership contracts end all the time. People fall out of love -but they should have the maturity to end things properly, and there's no excuse for never seeing your children again.

Did your father not have any help? You didn't have nannies, or tutors?