Oh man!! I can't Imagine. I'm the father of a very independent 3 yr. old. I can barely stand to be away from her for a day, and I'm like "Come here and give daddy a hug!" Or " Let's go to the park!" And she'll be like, "No, I wanna go do something else!!", and it just kills me.
Your dad needs to get off his ass. And go to the park with his daughter. I dont care how old you are. Or I'm gonna come adopt you. that's just not OK. You can never outgrow your daughter. I will kick any dad's ass that does. Dammit