Send postcards from everywhere. It makes younger children look forward to your next trip and reminds your spouse that you are thinking of him or her.

Use your frequent flier miles for family. My family knows that long trips mean many miles to apply to great summer vacations. This helps them see positive side of my time away.

Be home when you are home. When I had a non-traveling job, I would leave for office at 6am and return at 11pm . The funny thing is that I called that 'being home'. When I started traveling, I knew a change was needed. I scheduled breakfast with each of my two children each week at our favorite bagel shop. It was great one-on-one time and ensured that they did not get lost in post-trip paperwork. I actually spend more high-value time with family now than I did before.

Don't whine! Your family doesn't want to hear about your delayed flights and bad hotels and you don't need to rerun it in your mind. Tell them about good stuff and you'll all feel better about it, too.

Marry right person. Gina and I have been married for over 25 years and her friends think she's nuts for 'letting me do all that travel'. Fortunately, Gina is an independent type who enjoys her time alone and takes advantage of my time away.

Bring a little home with you. I have my favorite picture of family on background in my laptop. Every time I turn it on, they are there.

Identity and Your Fraternal Twin

For most part, throughout this article I refer to a fraternal twin in singular rather than plural "twins." This is to emphasize individuality of each twin. Too often twins are defined only by their being a part of a whole, rather than by their own individual identity. This can be very damaging emotionally, especially during time children are struggling to establish their own self worth and place in world.

Treat your fraternal twin as autonomous, unique child they are. Genetically, fraternal twins are no more similar than their siblings who were born one at a time, and they certainly have personalities all their own. DNA tests can be performed to determine which type of twins your children are - fraternal, identical, etc. Far too often people look too hard for similarities between fraternal twins that simply aren't there - and in meanwhile, they miss opportunity to get to know each twin individually.