It makes perfect sense to me. He misses his daughter and feels she can benefit from his years of experience. It's his kid....and being away from your child can and often does feel very unnatural. As they grow and age we are more acutely aware of all the time we missed out on. Being divorced and raising kids in seperate homes can devastate the kids of course but it also does a number on the non custodial parent. My ex husband wasn't in my sons life due to his own problems...getting a child support payment was like winning the lottery. I took care of all his insurance and health care needs which were plenty....I paid for his braces....I threw him parties and attending all his school meetings and functions. It was hard work and all my ex would do if I asked for some help was verbally beat me down and complain about every parenting decision I made while he continued to do nothing. Now that my son is 19, he can really see all he missed out on. I do t think he's capable of guilt but he has regrets, of that I'm sure. Now he thinks he knows everything about my son when he's hardly spent more than a few days with him.

Your husband wants to help his daughter and is doing what he thinks is best. Hopefully his daughter stands her ground and stays on the path which is right for her. Hopefully your husband will respect her for it and they will grow together and hold a forever strong bond.