Quote: I remember bawling all day at the sitters and feeling so unwanted because my mom wasn't there for me . . . she left me 5 days out of the 7. I don't want my girls to feel that way about me because of the position their father has put me in.
You can't think that way. Your children will appreciate the time you have together when you are with them. They will get used to being away from you. My kids are older but I still feel bad not being able to spend time with them. I feel it is my fault that they spend the whole summer sitting home alone while there friends are off to the beach or where ever they go with their parents. I try to make the time we do have together good times. When all of this is all said and done and as our kids get older, they will remember WE are the ones who tried to make them have good lives. They will know we did all we could for them. Right now no matter if you have to leave them with a sitter or not, down the road they will love you more for all you do for them. I don't have any extra money to do a lot with them but we do things that are cheap or free. You learn to do what you can and your kids will learn the same thing.
