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[quote=Anonymous]This thread has really brought out the worst in DCUM.  OP, you'll be fine. Your kids will be fine. My dad traveled for several months at a time when I was a kid, then my mom did as well when I was in middle school. At one point they were BOTH gone for three weeks and had a relative stay with us (gasp). No lasting damage, and I have great relationships with both of them (probably better than most of the nasty PPs have with their parents!).

Anyway, my only advice is similar to others. Call as often as practical. Send letters or postcards, kids do love getting mail. If Dad can bring them to see you, that'll be really exciting for them. I do like the idea of leaving something of yours for them to take care of, my mom did that once with her favorite necklace and it made me feel really special. I pulled it out and tried it on at least a couple times a week.

Have some way for them to count down the time, because the younger ones really won't have much concept of time. A weekly special event (dinner out, ice cream, Skype call, etc), tell them ahead how many times it'll happen and count them down. Of course this only really works if you know exactly when it'll end. [/quote]

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