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When the Holidays Are Spent Apart: Loving Your Family Across the Miles
The holiday season is supposed to feel warm. Full. Together. But when you’re living the geo-baching life, the holidays can feel like everything except that. They can arrive with quiet spaces where someone should be, with traditions that look different than planned, and with an ache that sits just beneath the surface while you try to keep things moving forward. Spending the holidays apart is one of the hardest parts of living this life. Not because families aren’t grateful or
Chelsea Thomas
Dec 25, 20252 min read


The Emotional Load of Being the At-Home Parent
When our family first started geo-baching, I thought the hardest part would be missing my husband. And while that pain is real and deep, I learned quickly that the heavier weight is everything that comes with being the at-home parent. It’s the quiet load, the one you carry without fanfare, without breaks, and usually without the world understanding how exhausting it really is. Being the at-home parent means you become the default for everything. Every school form. Every pract
Chelsea Thomas
Dec 9, 20252 min read


How Kids Experience Geo-Baching: What Parents Should Know
One of the hardest parts of geo-baching for me has been watching how it affects the kids. Kids experience this life in their own ways. Some become really independent. Some struggle with separation anxiety. Some act out. Some hold everything together until the house is quiet and the questions finally come. Why does he live somewhere else? When will we be together again? Did we do something wrong? Those questions hit differently when they come from your child. Kids may not have
Chelsea Thomas
Dec 9, 20252 min read
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