When couples split, often a child is made to feel that they, too were "divorced." The non custodial parent loses contact, and years pass. Birthdays, graduations and other significant life events are missed, and over time and anger and resentment builds in the heart of the child toward the absent parent. Once the child reaches the teen years or becomes a young adult, an attitude of bitterness toward the absent parent may have set in. How do you repair a damaged relationship and rebuild love between you and a child with whom you may have become estranged?