A Poll for Adult Daughters

Jeri Lynn
May 12
1 min read

How would you describe your relationship with your Heavenly Father?

0%loving / close
0%good
0%difficult
0%non-existent

How would you describe your relationship with your earthly father?

0%loving / close
0%good
0%difficult
0%non-existent

Have you ever experienced loss of relationship with your earthly father?

0%No, he is living, and relationship is healthy.
0%Yes. Death ended our earthly relationship.
0%Yes. Distanced emotionally, relationship was/is difficult.
0%Yes. Desertion caused a broken relationship.

You can vote for more than one answer.

When my father passed away, I became keenly aware of the loving, secure, father-daughter relationship that I no longer had on this earth. Grief became a recognizable companion in my life. As I began to explore the facets and layers of grief, I realized I shared deep “daughter grief” with many women – even though their stories looked different from mine. Difficult, disconnected, or deserted relationships also carry grief of loss that lingers for a lifetime. In every form of father-loss, there is also everlasting joy available in relationship with our Heavenly Father.

By faith and in obedience to the Lord’s calling, I am writing a book about this grief that we as daughters experience through father- loss. I have created a completely anonymous poll for adult daughters to help me write with greater depth and understanding.

Would you be willing to complete the short 3-question poll for adult daughters (blue, green, and yellow boxes) by choosing the responses that come closest to your experience?