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Why working parents sometimes need dates with the kids, too

A young child holding an adult's hand.

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There were walks together downtown — I can still see the joy on his face as he turns back to look at me from the stroller, his big cheeks locked in a smile.

Then dinners as he got a little older, goofing about fondue we shared or reveling over a feast in Chinatown.

There were nights for just the two of us as Daddy worked late, and trips to my office for short visits, and the time I took...

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