Other letters contained bits of history about what they would see the next day and estimated the time that he should be on the lookout for a particular historical location. He not only received my love but also a bit of history. I'm not sure if he kept every note that I ever wrote to him. What s so precious to me now is that there are so many notes that he kept. They were all filled with my love for him.
Parents are absent from their children's lives for many reasons.
Being away from our children doesn't mean we stop being the parent they want and need so desperately. For over five years, I have volunteered to speak in prisons and give inspirational and motivational talks to inmates. Many letters I receive from them contain descriptions of the loneliness they felt during their early years due to the absence of one or both of their parents. They also express their pain of not being able to be a proper parent. My presentations include parenting skills and the importance of continuing to be a parent regardless of the distance that separates them.