Welcome. This community is for fathers who can feel their family slipping away, through divorce, a custody battle, or a marriage that has gone quiet. Here we work on one thing: taking full responsibility for your part, so you stop losing ground with your kids and become the father they actually run toward. Start here: 1. Introduce yourself below. Tell us where you are at right now with your kids, and what's pulling you away from them (divorce, custody, distance, tension at home). Use this format: - First name - Kids' ages - Marriage, separation, divorce, or co-parenting - The one thing you are most afraid of losing with your kids 2. Answer this question honestly: Where do you feel you are losing ground right now? 3. Then post one small repair you can make in the next 24 hours. Not a big promise. Something real and simple Examples: - Apologize without defending yourself. - Put the phone down for 20 minutes. - Ask your child one question and actually wait for the answer. - Send one calm message instead of a reactive one I'll go first in the comments.