Heartache

My heart aches for my children tonight.  The eldest realized that it has now been exactly one year since she has seen her father.  That is partially her choice, since he did come take her siblings out one evening in January and she refused to go along, but even so, I hurt for her.  I hurt for them, too.  Their own father has spent approximately two hours with them in the past 365 days.  True, he lives in a different country, but he is ony a six hour drive away.  His parents have spent more time with his kids than he has.  I don't understand how a father can do this...