… AND.. from our Facebook Group, Matthew answered the call for guest bloggers! I’m thrilled to have a long distance dad give his perspective on the experience.

Matthew recently began his long distance parenting arrangement with his four year old daughter after relocating to the Los Angeles area earlier this year. He is learning to navigate the emotional difficulties and challenges in trying to maintain a relationship and stay involved with such a young daughter, while embarking upon a whole new life out West.

Welcome, Matthew! It will be exciting to see more of a dad’s perspective around here.

distanceparent.org now has it’s very own facebook page! From our facebook page, you can keep up with and comment on new posts to the distanceparent.org page.

To become a fan:
1. Log in to your facebook account.
2. Go to the distanceparent.org page.
3. Click ‘become a fan’.

The image of long distance parents (moms especially) is in desperate need of a makeover. I think it is important for all of us, whether we are distance parents by choice or by circumstance, to focus on maintaining a happy, healthy family life.

I am pleased to introduce a new contributor and moderator to distanceparent.org – Holly. She hails from the East coast and is a long distance mom. She has a passion for reaching out to other long distance parents, moms in particular, and encouraging communication and discussion about the practical stuff involved in a long distance parenting arrangement. She will be a regular blog contributor and she will be helping to moderate the forums so I’m sure we will be hearing more from her soon!

Thanks, Holly – and welcome!