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In case that wasn’t…ahem…apparent.
When I first started writing about non-custodial and long distance parenthood, I focused on my experience as a non-custodial mom. This was, at the time, a societal anomaly. I am thinking it probably still is.
A true support site for non-custodial parents cannot be just about Non-Custodial Moms, though. From a societal standpoint, non-custodial fathers may have it easier than the Moms do. Most people don’t bat an eye when they hear a father doesn’t have residential custody.
A parent is a parent. Living without your child isn’t easier or harder based according to gender. You don’t have to be a member of an NCP support group, such as Facebook’s Long Distance Parent Support Group, to know non-custodial dads miss their kids just as much as non-custodial moms do. NCDads fight hard for every moment they get with their kids. They cherish every second once they have those moments, just like their maternal counterparts. The rules of co-parenting, of staying connected to your kids, of missing your kids, of trying to always put them first, as well as the legalities of custody, visitation, and child support are gender neutral.
The Mother Rogue supports ALL non-custodial parents who are working to support and stay connected to their kids.