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[quote=Anonymous]I think this is about more than missing the kids. You really aren't gone that much. (I don't mean that to sound mean.) I think you don't love that they are fine without you, basically, sort of having a life even when you aren't there. You want to be the fixture at home.

If they threw themselves at you the minute you walked in the door and it was clear they missed you terribly, you would probably feel differently. But they are middle schoolers. They aren't going to do that no matter what.

You also probably feel stuck, and feeling stuck exacerbates a problem.

Talk to your spouse about what you're feeling. Either come up with a new plan re: income, or spouse needs to help you feel a big part of the family when you are there. If spouse was smart and wanted you to keep making that income, he would make a point of having the kids do something for/with you each time you came home. Something the kids also enjoy that kind of becomes a tradition. Pizza night! Movie night! Game night!

You have plenty of days and nights/month that you can make an effort to have special time with the kids.[/quote]

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