No Difference
As Lise aged, nothing altered. She went through her adolescent years up until the age of 18, at which point she was prepared to start college and move out. Before he knew it, she was getting ready to move on to her next phase of life.
It Wasn’t Predictable
Dale had thought that she would now try to build a connection, but things went south. He didn’t sure what to do because he had truly hoped they would become more connected before she went home. When he adopted her all those years ago, he wasn’t aware that it was something he couldn’t have foreseen.