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Dear Diary,
Today was a difficult day between Alison and I in the most fundamental way. She is growing up fast, and I can feel the distance between us growing. Today she wanted to go to the library to check out books about Greek mythology, a subject she has taken a great interest in. I had already agreed to this, but on the drive there we had a big disagreement about something I'm still not sure about. Even though I tried to stay level headed and calm, I think Alison felt intimidated by my demeanor and ended up walking the rest of the way back home by herself.
It broke my heart to see her leave like that with tears in her eyes. All I wanted to do was help her find the right books and possibly explore a bit of her interest and yet, I ended up hurting her instead. I just don't understand what happened or how it all happened so quickly. Even though I know she is growing up and finding herself, I just can't help feel like a failure as a father.
-Bruce
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