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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Three months will believe an eternity for the kids. Can't believe a mother would do this.
This is unheard of.[/quote]

Omg.  Would anyone say this about a father?  What if the mother is the bread winner?  I was lucky that when I looked for a new job I was well respected and able to demand family friendly hours and little travel upfront but not everyone is that lucky.   Why are mothers bad if they do this but it is fine for the dads?

OP,  you need to work this out with your husband.  Is nightly sky ping possible or will your work schedule make it erratic and make his life harder?  It drives me nuts when my DH travels and expects and skypes during the bedtime routine, throwing everything off and getting my son all worked up before bed.  This has to be what will work for the family and not ypu.  Maybe make a video of you reading some books for night that skipping does not work.  Or, you could send snippets of video on nights ypu cannot connect.

I do think it will help coming home every 2 to 3 weeks.  It will be hard on you, but 3 months is a long time for small kids.  Keep in mind they may not act happy to see you, but they will be.  kids just gravitate to the parent they are with.

Maybe you can make some sort of count down calender to when you get back.  That way you know they understand that this is temporary and mom is coming home again.  If you have the energy, maybe have a daily note for them in the calender.  [/quote]

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