I’ve been giving a lot of thought to being a dad. I have two kids, one boy and one girl and for a long time I looked at my kids as something that got in the way of me achieving my dreams. Something that kept me from being a great scientist. I had a dream to be geologist and for whatever reason I never was able to achieve that dream.
I currently work helping small offline businesses use the Internet to get customers. It’s not as awesome as doing field work in the Grand Tetons or inside the Yellowstone Caldera but it puts food on the table and allows me an incredible opportunity.
You see, I work from home and I get to take care of my son. My daughter is currently on summer break from school so for the next few months I get to take care of her too. I get to see them grow up and have a direct impact on the values instilled in them. I get to teach my son how to read, hit a baseball, and catch. I get to have an impact on my kids so they can reach their dreams. Does it make working from home harder, sure. Are there days I just want to go to an office and get away from them, absolutely but those bouts are short-lived and then I remind myself what a special opportunity I have been given. I remind myself how many other people would kill for this opportunity.
Think back on this Father’s Day and reflect on what a great opportunity your kids have given you and appreciate and give thanks for that.
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That *is* pretty cool you get to work from home and hang out with your kids. I can imagine it’s a bit difficult to get work done, sometimes. Nonetheless, it’s probably a set-up I’d trade just about anything for.
Glad your paradigm shifted to see them as a blessing. Congrats on having the luck to watch your kids grow up.
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That *is* pretty cool you get to work from home and hang out with your kids. I can imagine it’s a bit difficult to get work done, sometimes. Nonetheless, it’s probably a set-up I’d trade just about anything for.
Glad your paradigm shifted to see them as a blessing. Congrats on having the luck to watch your kids grow up.
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Thanks, Bill I appreciate the comment. Yes many days it is incredibly hard to get word done but it is something I just deal with and move on. It could be worse, I could have 8 hours a day to get work done, a 1 hour commute each day, and all those pesky office politics to deal with.
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Thanks, Bill I appreciate the comment. Yes many days it is incredibly hard to get word done but it is something I just deal with and move on. It could be worse, I could have 8 hours a day to get work done, a 1 hour commute each day, and all those pesky office politics to deal with.
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Oof. You’ve just described my life to a “T.” Almost exactly. Except my subway ride is only 25 minutes each way, instead of 60.
I can’t tell you how often I’ve daydreamed of throwing my monitor through the window, weaving a rope out of mouse and power cords, scaling the face of the building with the pretty girl from accounting over my shoulder, and returning home a conquering hero, home-based money-making plan in hand.
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Oof. You’ve just described my life to a “T.” Almost exactly. Except my subway ride is only 25 minutes each way, instead of 60.
I can’t tell you how often I’ve daydreamed of throwing my monitor through the window, weaving a rope out of mouse and power cords, scaling the face of the building with the pretty girl from accounting over my shoulder, and returning home a conquering hero, home-based money-making plan in hand.
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Bill, you should check out http://www.challenge.co/ Take a look at the blog and if you want to do it email me cause I will be doing it too. We can compare notes through the process. My email is cmjohnston [AT] gmail [DOT] com
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Bill, you should check out http://www.challenge.co/ Take a look at the blog and if you want to do it email me cause I will be doing it too. We can compare notes through the process. My email is cmjohnston [AT] gmail [DOT] com
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Chris,
I’m right there with you. My girl is 16 months, the son is a month and a half. My days are rigorously structured as I weave writing, booking speaking engagements, and graphic arts around naps, laundry, and feeding times. It’s become a strategic endeavor, but I’m ecstatically embracing the challenge. – Now when my daughter is sad, she runs to daddy, not mommy… so I got that going for me!
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Chris,
I’m right there with you. My girl is 16 months, the son is a month and a half. My days are rigorously structured as I weave writing, booking speaking engagements, and graphic arts around naps, laundry, and feeding times. It’s become a strategic endeavor, but I’m ecstatically embracing the challenge. – Now when my daughter is sad, she runs to daddy, not mommy… so I got that going for me!