To the Father Who’s Learning to Co-Parent,
This wasn’t how you pictured fatherhood.
You thought you’d be there every day—for the morning cartoons, the scraped knees, the dinners, the bedtime hugs. You thought you’d be building a life side by side, not from separate homes. And now…
everything looks different.
You’re navigating schedules, missed moments, and drop-off goodbyes that cut a little too deep.
You’re learning how to be fully present in half the time.
You’re trying to keep your love steady, even when your time feels scattered.
You wonder if you’re doing it right.
If being there “sometimes” is enough.
If your child feels the difference—
the ache of absence, the shift in energy, the unspoken tension between two people still healing from each other.
But here’s the truth:
You’re trying.
You’re showing up.
And that matters more than you know.
Because co-parenting isn’t easy.
It takes patience.
It takes humility.
It takes learning how to separate your feelings for their other parent from the way you show up for your child.
And I know you’re doing your best.
Even if you’re not perfect.
Even if it’s hard.
Even if some days feel like you’re failing.
You’re still there.
Still choosing to be a father—fully, intentionally, with love and effort.
And one day, your child will see that.
They’ll feel that.
They’ll know: “My dad kept showing up for me—even when it was hard.”
And that kind of love?
That’s what makes a father.
Get support from other fathers. Join us at our weekly fatherhood group Wednesdays 5:30-7pm in Warwick. Call 401-467-6855 to register or with questions.
