How To Avoid a Broken Heart;The Logic of a 17 Year-Old

I asked my daughter if she invited her dad to her EAL finals for shot put and her nonchalant answer was "I told him NOT to come." "What?" I asked somewhat surprised at her answer. I mean, the answer I was looking for and expecting after years of asking was "He said he has to work" or the ever popular "maybe." Certainly, not that she asked him not to come. Her answer to my why question left me