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[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"39317","attributes":{"class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","title":"Member Stories","alt":"Member Stories"}}]]My daughter's father left me while I was pregnant. It was a deeply emotional and sad time for me as a parent, as my parents are both deceased...my mother at a very young age. I realized the importance of my daughter's relationship with her father, and how that contributes to her emotional stability, identity, self-confidence, and overall well-being.
Three years ago, my daughter and I moved from Seattle to Indiana. Her father still resides in Seattle. It has been a journey to keep Savannah's father and her relationship intact and to maintain ongoing communications and coordinate visitation locally to keep them bonded together.
Part of that visitation includes a family outing to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis for the three of us every year. Savannah's father is a Marine Biologist and IT Administrator, so his scientific "geekdom" runs deep. My family heritage leans towards chemistry, engineering, medicine, architecture, and construction, so participation in the sciences is important to all of us and something we naturally gravitate to.
The Children's Museum gives us an affordable "tourist" destination that delights everyone's senses, provides neutral ground for our family to blend, and leaves enjoyable memories and topics for discussion long after.
Savannah and I recently attended the Dow presentation of Neon and now my 5 year old daughter understands that "luminescence" means "light". She also delights in the Transformer "Bumblebee" exhibit. She excitedly recounts these visits with her father in their weekly phone call together.
I am a firm believer that a family that "plays together, stays together". It is that relationship that bonds he and I in a way that deters adversity and keeps our communication lines open. It is that unified relationship that keeps us acting as good parents, with only our daughter's best interests at heart. It is a relationship that I fiercely protect and that I hope others can learn from and emulate. It's important to be good to each other, for the sake of our child. Our daughter is happier for it.
Name: Joan Woods, member for 3 years
Three years ago, my daughter and I moved from Seattle to Indiana. Her father still resides in Seattle. It has been a journey to keep Savannah's father and her relationship intact and to maintain ongoing communications and coordinate visitation locally to keep them bonded together.
Part of that visitation includes a family outing to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis for the three of us every year. Savannah's father is a Marine Biologist and IT Administrator, so his scientific "geekdom" runs deep. My family heritage leans towards chemistry, engineering, medicine, architecture, and construction, so participation in the sciences is important to all of us and something we naturally gravitate to.
The Children's Museum gives us an affordable "tourist" destination that delights everyone's senses, provides neutral ground for our family to blend, and leaves enjoyable memories and topics for discussion long after.
Savannah and I recently attended the Dow presentation of Neon and now my 5 year old daughter understands that "luminescence" means "light". She also delights in the Transformer "Bumblebee" exhibit. She excitedly recounts these visits with her father in their weekly phone call together.
I am a firm believer that a family that "plays together, stays together". It is that relationship that bonds he and I in a way that deters adversity and keeps our communication lines open. It is that unified relationship that keeps us acting as good parents, with only our daughter's best interests at heart. It is a relationship that I fiercely protect and that I hope others can learn from and emulate. It's important to be good to each other, for the sake of our child. Our daughter is happier for it.
Name: Joan Woods, member for 3 years
