A boy named Luke

Luke is seven years old.  He has his mother's eyes, and his father's bright smile.  Luke lives with his Nana and Papa in the country with wild kitties and lots of land to run around on.  Papa takes him prospecting for gold and fossils and arrowheads.  Nana helps him with his homework and makes sure he gets the right chicken nuggets for dinner. 

Luke likes to play Lego Star Wars, and he got lots of Legos and Star Wars stuff for Yule and his recent birthday.  Oh, and you can't forget the Hot Wheels and Battle Hamsters!  Sometimes Daddy calls him on the phone, but he can only talk for a little while because he only has so much money on his phone card.  Daddy was supposed to be home last year, but some dumb judge decided to keep him away from him.  He doesn't understand why the judge made Daddy stay away.  

Mommy is a few miles away, living her life and trying to get by.  Daddy has been locked up for as long as he can remember.  And he will never forget the heavy doors, razor wire, and men in blue shirts taking his Daddy away from him after every precious visit. 

Daddy's wife Holly comes to visit sometimes, usually to bring him presents or to hang out, play games, and read him stories.  She tells him that Daddy loves him and misses him so much, but Luke can't understand why she gets to see him every weekend, and he doesn't see his Daddy at all anymore. 

And what Luke doesn't know would break anyone's heart.  He can't visit his Daddy because the place where Daddy lives is full of pedophiles.  Daddy isn't even allowed to keep any pictures of Luke because of the men he lives with.  And little does he know that when Daddy finally comes home, which could be months, or even years from now, he probably won't be able to contact him at all.  He won't even get the phone calls that he has grown accustomed to because Daddy won't be allowed.  And when Daddy is finally able to see him, strangers willl have to watch them, and there will be a time limit on a special day to visit.  And Daddy will have to get special letters from people who he goes to visit giving him permission to be around their families and children.

Even though Daddy will be free, he will never be "free", and it means he won't get to be his Daddy like he wants him to be his Daddy, and Luke has no choice in the matter until he is an adult.

And Daddy does not have a crime that has anything to do with children or any form of pedophilia.

That is Luke's reality.  And he has no choice.