WATERVILLE, Maine — The father whose 20-month-old daughter went missing before Christmas in Waterville has some words for TV talk show host Nancy Grace.

Justin DiPietro says he feels like Grace from HLN has kept attention focused on Ayla Reynolds, his missing daughter. But he says her speculation has often focused on him.

He told the Morning Sentinel that he can handle the speculation. Nonetheless, he invited Grace to spend the day with him “to see what I’m going through.”

DiPietro reported Ayla missing from his home in Waterville on Dec. 17. He told police that he last saw her when he put her to bed the night before, and she was gone in the morning. Police have declared her disappearance a crime.