Single Parenting

I have a pretty good idea what it is like to be a single parent with Rob having been gone practically a week now (one more week to go!). It isn't that much different that when he is there except for one thing--usually he drops them at school around 9:00 a.m. and I pick them up around 3:00 p.m. so they are really only away from one of us for about 6 hours.

Now, with me droppong them off in the wee hours and picking them up afterwards, they go some 8 1/2 to 9 hours without one of us. Talk about guilt! They don't seem to mind but it is awful for me. I can't stand them being away from us for such a long time. It is horrible! I don't know how parents who have to do that stand it. I am alright because I know it is only two weeks out of their life...but still. It isn't easy.