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Remarkably, for the next three years, there was no communication from his ex-wife. No calls, texts, or gestures accompanying Lily's birthdays; it was as if they had been erased from her life. Taylor’s efforts to explain his daughter’s lack of maternal presence became increasingly difficult. He often pondered how to respond to Lily’s innocent questions about her mother, who had seemingly chosen to disappear, leaving him to pick up the pieces.