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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH just returned from 5 months away.   He came back two weekends and we went for a week (although he wasn't available to spend any significant amount of time with us) kids are 4 and 6.  It was tough at first but we did fine.  It's no big deal.[/quote]

Fair or not I think there's a huge difference between dad going for 5 months and mom going. [/quote]

How so?  We both play significant roles in our children's lives and we both work full time.  Sure it might seem harder for the parent leaving but I don't see how mom leaving is any more difficult than dad at this age.  Sure, maybe if you were dealing with nursing infants but that's not the case.[/quote]

Because mom is mom. Even when dad is great, kids want their moms. [/quote]

Stop perpetuating sterotypes. This is why boys grow up to be shitty dad's who couldn't possibly change a diaper or do a midnight feeding - or GASP - take their kid on a week long vacation alone.

Sure, a kid may *want* mom (mine wants dad when he's at my house though...) but dad is a perfect substitute and kids need to know that both men and women can be nurturing and can take care of all the things that mom's traditionally do. [/quote]

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