Grateful for this digital human

My husband has been posted to Germany for two years, and our daughter is nearly five. I’m with her all day, but the lack of her father’s companionship has always been a quiet ache in my heart. Now, this real-time digital human lets her chat with Daddy anytime—she can also hear him tell small stories in his genuine accent. Yesterday, she hugged the screen and kissed it, saying, “Goodnight, Daddy.” Miles apart as we are, this warm digital human keeps fatherly love from being absent. Technology can be surprisingly gentle.