I'm sure that this has nothing to do with his love for his daughter. He had probably already made plans for the graduation, knew about it since the semester started and promised to be there.
If he is a good father I'm sure it bothers him that he has to miss the recital. Kids know that parents can't always make it to everything. I know it must be bothering you that he seems to have chosen his wife over his daughter, but I don't think it was so much a choice as an important prior committment. Suggest to him that he send his daughter flowers on her special day, my dad always did that when he couldn't be at something of mine and it made me feel so good that even though he wasn't there he was thinking of me. |