Stay Present for Your Children

Son, I need you to hear this. Not as criticism, but as advice from

someone who's been through it. I know things are hard with their mother.

I know there's tension and it hurts to feel unwanted or disrespected. But your relationship

with her is not your relationship with your children. Your kids didn't choose this situation.

They didn't choose the distance, the arguments, or the resentment. They chose you.

They need you. Even when it's uncomfortable. Even when it feels unfair. Even when appreciation

never comes. Showing up for your children isn't about winning approval. It's about doing

what's right. One day your kids will understand who stayed steady. Who stayed present.