re: Possible life changing decision on the horizon

I'll throw in a little personal experience I remember as a child.

My dad was in the military, and even though after I was born we stopped moving, he would go on 6 month assignments to Egypt and Cuba, etc.

My parents were also divorced when I was 7.

I understood I couldn't see my dad for work. What would upset me was if a situation arose that was important to me and I thought he'd be there and he ended up not.

Basically, I feel that even though you may see your child less, the important thing is to keep your promises and be there for your kid's important days at the very least.

It's when you start missing those days when a kid's relationship with yoy may have problems IMO.