marriage harmony 2025-11-15T16:56:58Z
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The granite bit into my knees as I scrambled behind a boulder, icy Patagonian winds screaming like banshees. My fingers trembled violently - half from cold, half from dread. Somewhere beyond these razor-peaks, my daughter was turning five. I'd promised her a bedtime story. But my satellite phone blinked "NO SIGNAL" in mocking red while sleet stung my eyes. This wasn't just another failed call. It felt like failing fatherhood itself.