I was always taught that there are very few times when a grown man should cry – Funerals, and that sort, I suppose. My own personal list, however, of permissible...
Personal Experience
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Christmas Countdown
This is my first holiday season as a long distance father. Last year I lived in the same town as my daughter, then age 3, and I saw her every...
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Letter to My Supportive Partner
Having recently (within the last year or so) become a long distance parent, I’ve done some considerable reading on how best to maintain a relationship with my daughter and cope...
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How to Keep Your Child Connected With Extended Family as a Long Distance Parent
One of the less visible challenges of long distance parenting is the ripple effect on extended family relationships. When a parent is far away, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins are...
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What People Get Wrong About Long Distance Parents
Long distance parents face a particular kind of social stigma that is difficult to explain to anyone who has not experienced it. Strangers make assumptions. Coworkers ask pointed questions with...
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What Long Distance Parenting Really Looks Like: One Dad’s Story
A Distance Parent community member shares this. “She’s just 4 years old. Don’t take it personally.” This is what I’m often reminded, by my girlfriend, my mom and even myself,...
