Missing My Kids Feels a Little Too Good

Even the best parents need a break from it all

Photo by Jude Beck on Unsplash

I took a part-time position in another city, in another country. Living in Europe, where the sense of distance is different, it means nothing major: only a three-hour train ride from home, but it means that I am spending one night away — every week. I leave early in the morning on Tuesdays, spend my whole day working…