College as Long Distance Parenting
My son went off to college last fall. In many ways, it was the end of what had been a very long long distance co-parenting saga. He would turn 18 shortly after leaving…
Co-Parents Forever – The Long Game
Leading up to this moment, I'd been contemplating the co-parenting long game. How age 18 wasn't the end of the road. My son is 17 now and we are talking…
The Judgement of a Long Distance Mom
Three years ago my kids moved to another state across the country from me with their dad. The heartache of being apart from my children is obvious. The second hardest…
Desperate Mom Without Hope
I haven't been able to hold my two beautiful children for 4 months, ever since I left New Hampshire for Canada. This all started when I left my husband and…
Collaborating With Teenagers Long Distance
Maybe this is the hot ticket with older kids. The way to show support from a distance. To pitch in and help them with stuff that they want or need to do but could use some help doing it better or bigger or cooler. There are tons of those opportunities in upper middle school projects and definitely in high school and technology gives us a way to collaborate in a way we've never had before. Or maybe it's just one more tool to add to the toolkit of a long distance parent.
Dads vs Moms : Gender and Long Distance Parenting
During my (almost 20 years - yikes!) journey gathering community around long distance parenting, I've read and seen a lot of things regarding divorce, child custody, non-custodial parents, deadbeat parents…