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Originally Posted by Jferr006
It actually sucks. When they are here and driving me nuts I want time away but, when they are gone, I miss them like crazy. It's a very long time since they've been gone this long and it was a surprise so I wasn't prepared.
It's going to kill me to leave them for 5 days when I go to Vegas in December.
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I was like you when I started to travel for work... but in reality it was to balance not being home when I didn't have the boys and they were with their father. It is hard to stare at their toys and they aren't here. But, I have to admit I do think it has been good for them. I was in their face 24/7 before and I think it pushed them to have a little independence from me. Parenting is one of those weird things... there is a lot of ways to do it and most are neither wrong or right. You have to know your kid and you have to know yourself. I have to say since my ex has stopped drinking (not a drink since end of February. Yay!), we have worked very well with the boys to the point I think we have reached a point where I can say I feel really good as a parent.
And Glen, I do hug them. All the time! And the boys still cuddle with me. In fact, I always ask them to cuddle with me during the evenings and they snuggle up to me watching the iPad or reading. It's nice. I am going to milk it as long as they let me!