[He didn't have a father figure growing up either. Still, there's a thoughtful pause on the other side as he considers Alvin's question.]

"Fathers must raise their children to be upright, respectable and contributing members of society." That is what I was taught that matters.

However, I believe such strict guidance must be tempered with love and understanding, less it breeds distance between father and child.

I apologize for my frankness, but how have you been raising Miss Elize so far? Where do you feel you are lacking, and what do you think you have done well in?