Dad Guilty? Does it ever leave?
Parents may live apart because of military deployment, divorce, immigration, or relocation. In my case, it was immigration, but the truth…
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More Than Every Other Weekend
When my kids speak to me about freedom and wanting to be an adult, I have no choice but to laugh….
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Forget the Number. Focus on the Bond
Growing up on the small Caribbean island of Montserrat, we watched the world change right in front of us. At one…
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The Part of Parenting From Afar Nobody Talks About
Being a dad has often been associated with being the protector and staying tough, showing little to no emotion. While that…
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When Your Presence Has to Travel
Some days, love has to travel via phone signal. (Thank God it’s not Dial-up.) I have had seasons when work, distance,…
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The One Thing That Matters More Than “More Calls”
What happens when you feel like your child’s world is moving without you and connections are getting scarcer? “Make more calls,” but…
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When Your Kids’ World Moves On Without You
Sometimes I envy the kind of fatherhood my male cousins get to experience up close. When we sit together, the conversations…
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My Remote Parents’ Schedules That Actually Work
Living in a remote situation, it always feels like you’re being left out, even with the best intentions and communications. Things…
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Parenting From Afar Isn’t the Hard Part. This Is.
Burnout. In my previous life as a stay-at-home dad, my days were filled with all the moments familiar to parenting, but…
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Distance Doesn’t Raise My Children. My Consistency Does.
Mainly, when I try to stay connected, it causes my kids to make me seem like a disturbance, which, as a…
