Great movies yes.
As for missing your kid, I can imagine. But I have no children so I can't know.
But I do know about long separations from family and friends.
If I were you, I would put it into words, or make a video for your boy, to be viewed or read much later when he is able to appreciate why you couldn't always be there. (in person) But, you were always there for him.
Hope it helps.
You have no children?
How convenient!
We can start the transaction immediately for you to adopt me.
*HUGS*
Next time I saw him was when I came home on Emergency Leave to bury my Mother. That was about a week, in December.
Next, his Mama got sick in March. I saw him and her for 4 days. Last I've seen of them.
God, I feel like SUCH a bad father right now...