The Mother Rogue: Local and Long Distance Non-Custodial Parenting

Cristina Miller
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The Mother Rogue is a podcast about non-custodial and long distance parenting, as told by a non-custodial, long distance parent. For 14 years I've been a NCP. For 9, an LDP. I've learned a lot on the road. Every week I talk about how to live apart from your kids while staying connected to them. Feedback welcome!

  1. 04/14/2020

    The Crusading Non-Custodial Parent

    As I am fond of reminding people, I've been a NCP for 15 years...and I fought my fearless co-parent for 14 of them. I fought to see my son. I fought to get missed visitation made up. I fought to be the person TheEx called when he needed a babysitter. I fought to be included in every minute of my son's life. I fought for TheEx to parent the way I thought our son should be parented. I fought for all the things I thought I should have as a NCP.  ...and then I stopped fighting. I learned to value what was most important: the person - the child - I so desperately wanted to be important to. The child I so desperately wanted to have a relationship with. I didn't give up. I didn't decide to follow the legal stuff about keeping my head held high. I decided to enjoy my brilliant kid, and to stop being so hard on myself.  This episode, we talk about that...

    24 min

  2. 04/08/2020

    Coparenting During COVID-19

    The current COVID-19 crisis has caused a lot of contention in the co-parenting community. Visitation is being denied in some cases. Parents are arguing in others. Missed visits are not being made up, or the residential parent is not agreeing to allow them to be made up when the crisis lifts. Many of us, including myself, are separated from our kids and don't know when we'll see them again. Before you call your divorce attorney, listen to my direct from the trenches experience. As always, if you need to vent, cry, rant, or rave, you know where to find me on Twitter: @cristinamr68 #divorce #custody #non-custodial parent #non-custodial Mom #non-custodial dad

    22 min

  3. 03/04/2020

    How to be There for Your Child in an Emergency

    Kids have emergencies. Kids get hurt. Kids get discouraged. Kids go to the E/R. Kids .. well they're mini-humans. They have all the same stuff adults have. When you're a long distance or local custodian more than 45 minutes away, you can't always get there when emergencies happen. First of all: don't feel guilty about that. YOU are human. This week, I talk about ways to be there for your kids when emergencies happen and you can't be there in person. As always, feel free to reach out with your feedback, comments, suggestions for future episodes, etc.: CristinaMR68@gmail.com; @cristinamr68 (Twitter); www.themotherrogue.com. Happy Listening. You are all GREAT parents!!!!

    28 min

  4. 02/24/2020

    Cheerfully Paying Child Support (Unless You’re Paying in New Jersey)

    Child Support. One of the things coparents argue about the most. Here’s why you should pay it if not cheerfully, then at least not angrily, and how it helps your kids to do so.

    20 min

  5. 02/17/2020

    Last Minute and Making Mistakes

    We’re human, we’re parents. We make mistakes, including canceling plans last minute. Like I did recently. Let’s talk about that.

    13 min

  6. 02/11/2020

    The Wild and Crazy NCP Life

    This week I talk about that ultra wild and super crazy non-custodial parent life. NOT! Well, I do talk about NCP life... and how others perceive it...often inaccurately.

    19 min

  7. 01/27/2020

    Little Reminders You’re There

    Today I have officially been a long distance parent for 10 years. My son was 8 when I moved to Boston for work. Here’s how I stayed connected in the very beginning.

    16 min

  8. 01/21/2020

    Making Time For Yourself In The Empty Spaces

    Hello Mother and Father Rogues! I am back from Holiday Break. I took some time to breathe, read, and reorder my life. Oh yes! I also spent time with my Leading Man #1. Anywhoo, break's over. This week's episode of The Mother Rogue is a reminder that it's important to live in the empty spaces we are not parenting, and a suggestion on how. Happy listening! As always, feel free to send me your feedback, topic suggestions, or if you just want to commiserate about missing your son or daughter. Cristinamr68@readactively.org #noncustodialmom #noncustodialdad #noncustodialparent #divorce #custody

    10 min
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The Mother Rogue is a podcast about non-custodial and long distance parenting, as told by a non-custodial, long distance parent. For 14 years I've been a NCP. For 9, an LDP. I've learned a lot on the road. Every week I talk about how to live apart from your kids while staying connected to them. Feedback welcome!

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