Nobody Prepares Dad For This Part...

Nobody prepares you for this part... Love your children more than anything, while feeling them slowly move out of reach.

Going through divorce, as a dad, you start thinking ahead, imagining a version of fatherhood that no longer feels whole.

You’re still here.

You’re still loving.

But suddenly you’re aware that the closeness you have with your children will become measured, shared, and changed in ways you never chose.

It's a grief that goes beyond what any dad's heart can comprehend.

It's because you love your children so deeply that the thought of missing ordinary moments feels unbearable.

Bedtimes you won’t always be there for.

Mornings you won’t always wake up to.

A life with them that might arrive in parts instead of flowing naturally.

It’s about the fear of standing on the edge of a future you didn’t ask for, trying to prepare yourself to co-parent with a full heart while quietly mourning what’s slipping away.

Still loving.

Still present.

Still a dad even while everything feels fragile...

I'm broken, but still a dad... 💔