Send us Fan Mail

What does years of separation do to a father who never stopped loving his children?

In the first Parent Stories episode of The Flying Monkey Podcast, a father shares the heartbreaking experience of being kept out of his children's lives while navigating parental alienation and the family court system.

He describes years of separation, the emotional and psychological toll on his family, and the extraordinary moment when his older children eventually began to see things differently and returned to his life.

But his story also includes unimaginable heartbreak — being separated from another child even while that child was hospitalized fighting for their life.

We discuss parental alienation, family court, parent-child separation, child custody conflict, emotional abuse and the lasting impact these battles can have on children, parents and extended families.

This episode became part of the reason The Flying Monkey Podcast exists: to give parents and children affected by family separation a place to tell their stories.

LISTEN NEXT — EPISODE 21: If this father's story left you wondering whether an alienated child can eventually see the truth, listen to She Broke Free: How an Alienated Child Escaped Parental Alienation. Hear the story from someone who actually lived it as the child.