When Home Feels Like Somewhere You Visit

Parent embracing a child at a kitchen table in the evening, with luggage nearby, symbolizing an awkward visit in a long-distance marriage with kids.

A quiet note on long-distance marriage, children, and the strange ache of returning to a life that has learned how to continue without you. There is a kind of distance that does not announce itself dramatically. It does not arrive with slammed doors or final conversations. It does not always look like betrayal, indifference, or … Read more