No, I don't do anything at all for short separations. For longer separations we have a tradition of watching the boat leave and then going out for breakfast but that's about it. I use separation time to do stuff that he doesn't want to do and to make food that he doesn't like but that's really it.
I think my kids are older than yours though so that might be why this works better for us. I don't do anything special because I've found that if I act as though it's business as usually, my kids are fine even for the deployments. It's weird how it works that way but really, as much as my kids adore their dad and hate to see him go, they're fine as long as I don't get bummed.
I think my kids are older than yours though so that might be why this works better for us. I don't do anything special because I've found that if I act as though it's business as usually, my kids are fine even for the deployments. It's weird how it works that way but really, as much as my kids adore their dad and hate to see him go, they're fine as long as I don't get bummed.
