What Now?
On Monday, March 22, I turn in my part time stay-at-home Dad status for full time employee. I've been working toward this change for the better part of three years, and to finally have it has made life that much sweeter!
While I look forward with great excitement and anticipation I am grateful for the time I did get to spend as a part time SAHD. Those are days I will always treasure and look back with great fondness. So many dads feel lucky if they get to spend just a couple hours a week with their kids. I was truly blessed to get to spend so much time with mine, and I hope they felt the same way. I know that when I am sitting in my office I will look back and greatly miss those days.
This blog will always remind me of those days and how I got to share my experience, feelings and thoughts with the rest of the world (or at least the two to three dozen folks who stopped by to read my drivel). But, like all good things this too must come to an end. Since I will now be spending a great amount of my day at work, I want to make sure that when I am home I am HOME and spending my time with the people that mean the most too me, my always supportive wife and my wonderful kids. I don't want to sit in front of my computer writing things for strangers to read when I could be living in real time with my real family. Now please don't take these words as some kind of rant, they are not meant to be. After keeping this blog and reading so many others I do feel they serve a great purpose, both for the reader and writer. I have learned a lot from my fellow bloggers and I hope I have helped my readers a little too. It's just time for me to hang it up for a while and get back to reality.
I would never say never, and maybe after I get into a groove and find I do have some time to come back I will, so maybe you should check for whatnowdad every six months or so, just in case.
It has been fun, and I have enjoyed it. I wish you all the very best in life, and urge you to enjoy every second of it. We only go around this rock once so make it count.
For the last time (for now), peace out everybody!
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Congrats on your new job! It's really great you go to spend so much time with your kids--awesome!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new job and know that you will be missed. I wish you and your family the best of luck in the future.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new job!!! I will miss your postings but I understand where you are coming from.
ReplyDeleteGood luck in all your endeavors.
Congrats on the new job
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I am hoping you are enjoying your job and still remembering fondly your days as a SAHD. Continued success to you!
ReplyDeletecongrats on the job! never be apologetic or feel the need to explain why you don't or aren't gonna blog anymore :o) sometimes it's ok. the world certainly doesn't end if we stop, right? i haven't really been posting or reading any blogs myself for awhile. and while i've recently gotten back into it a bit, i'm still not 100% committed to it. my real world has been consisting of school, kids, and other things that take me away from blogging. i'm really ok w that :o)so have fun with your family and your new job.
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