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Longer Distance Dad – The Longer Distance Dad
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About Longer Distance Dad. Longer Distance Dad is a devoted distance parent making the best of a difficult situation. He has been spending time with his son through visitation and video calls, staying in close touch since 2008. 084 – Graham’s Tenth Birthday. 084 – Graham’s Tenth Birthday. By Longer Distance Dad. February 2nd, 2016. 083 – Christmas in Puerto Rico! 8211; Part One. 083 – Christmas in Puerto Rico! 8211; Part One. By Longer Distance Dad. January 25th, 2016. The first four or five years of los...
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075 – October 2014 Visit – The Longer Distance Dad
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075 – October 2014 Visit. By Longer Distance Dad. October 28th, 2014. 075 – October 2014 Visit. And, it’s hard to believe that the next time I will see him he will be nine years old. Nine! I’m still grappling with the past, imagining that his childhood will last forever, and now he’s almost nine. I have only known him through visitation, I don’t know it would be like to live with him full time, to have a family. But each visit is quite well seared into my memories like highlights. By Longer Distance Dad.
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How To Make The Most Of Your Time Together – The Longer Distance Dad
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How To Make The Most Of Your Time Together. By Longer Distance Dad. December 9th, 2013. How To Make The Most Of Your Time Together. Being a long distance parent introduces a variety of challenges that range from the philosophical to the logistical. How do you view your place in society as a parent? How do you maintain a meaningful, steady relationship with your child? Does your child feel like your house is their home too? Can you afford the expenses of traveling long distances on a regular basis? Going ...
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077 – Christmas Without Graham – The Longer Distance Dad
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077 – Christmas Without Graham. By Longer Distance Dad. December 11th, 2014. 077 – Christmas Without Graham. The last couple of years I’ve been “lucky” in that Graham and I have had some wonderful and relatively frequent visits. A good example is that 2014 could be considered a record year in visit time together, and we have spent the last two Christmas and/or New Years together. It will take me time to catch up and to be fully open to believing in the presence of God, but this is a start. Longer Distanc...
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074 – Summer has come and gone – The Longer Distance Dad
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074 – Summer has come and gone. By Longer Distance Dad. September 26th, 2014. 074 – Summer has come and gone. And everything worked out – she picked him up at camp on those days, she was on time, and kept things relatively fun and active for themselves, given the amount of time together, about 25 hours a week. And my earnings during this period went straight to her – babysitting is not a bad gig apparently. It’s just plain adorable. I reminded him of the many ways he is so very lucky on the contrary R...
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078 – Graham’s visit coming up in March. – The Longer Distance Dad
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078 – Graham’s visit coming up in March. By Longer Distance Dad. January 27th, 2015. 078 – Graham’s visit coming up in March. How can you be relevant in any way? Well, you can in some ways, and you cannot in others. With all that, I am blessed with Graham. I am blessed that he is such a wonderful boy. I am blessed that his mother is not alienating me, I am blessed she is not preventing Graham and I from time together. It could all be so much worse. Well that’s it, all is well it seems for now. In 2008 I ...
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063 – The Alternating Extremes of Long Distance Parenting – The Longer Distance Dad
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063 – The Alternating Extremes of Long Distance Parenting. By Longer Distance Dad. January 27th, 2014. 063 – The Alternating Extremes of Long Distance Parenting. As much as you crave time with your child, it can be hard to adjust to these alternating extremes. And I don’t mean this from a “my lifestyle” perspective, I mean this in terms of the lifestyle you lead. With your child during the time together. I put him in day camps so he will interact with some other kids and I get a few hours off to deal wit...
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Journal – The Longer Distance Dad
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084 – Graham’s Tenth Birthday. 084 – Graham’s Tenth Birthday. It's hard to believe my little guy is ten years old today. I see the last ten years as having passed so quickly, Graham going from a chubby little toddler to a boy of ideas and imagination. He is an expression of the intrinsic joy created by the universe, a [.]. By Longer Distance Dad. February 2nd, 2016. 083 – Christmas in Puerto Rico! 8211; Part One. 083 – Christmas in Puerto Rico! 8211; Part One. By Longer Distance Dad. January 25th, 2016.
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062 – Thoughts on Long Distance Parenting – The Longer Distance Dad
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062 – Thoughts on Long Distance Parenting. By Longer Distance Dad. January 22nd, 2014. 062 – Thoughts on Long Distance Parenting. Long distance parenting presents challenges and consequences between the child and parent that are seemingly unique to the universe. It leads to a confusing state especially for the parent. Essentially you ask yourself, “Am I actually a parent? 8221; and “What precisely is my role in my child’s life? 8221; Is this even possible? Time FLIES). Last summer, 2013, I visited hi...
