My father left... but I tell my mom - and I told my mom this when I was a kid - I said 'You know what Mom? Good thing he left because you're a strong woman.'
I was emotionally and physically punched in the stomach. This is not a place where you go and deliver the lines and then you come back. It's kind of a life-changing experience. But it can't get better than this for any actor - this is like an opera.
