I have a friend who blogs about being a step-parent. She often talks about co-parenting her stepchild. She co-parents this kid with the kid's dad and the kid's biological Mom and her husband. It's a term I hadn't heard or used but it got me thinking.
Russ and I co-parent Evan and Alec too, sort of. I have to say I feel so lucky that our employment situations allow for us to CO-parent in ways that many families cannot. There are times that I wish I was at home full-time, but the fact that I work (a whole 185 days a year) allows for Russ to be around a lot too. Well, and his schedule doesn't hurt the situation either.
If we are lucky enough to still have our jobs for the next many years I really like to think about how the boys will get to spend so much time with their Dad. Hopefully, they will pick up his love for knowledge, his wit and sensitivity and thoughtfulness. If they get his cooking and housekeeping skills too, that would be fine.
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