Am I Primarily a Freelancer – or A Stay At Home Dad?
I’m a freelancer. I’m also a husband and a father. My wife stays at home with our kids and she’s a great mom. Sometimes she needs to get out of the house to get groceries, take pictures, or go for a run. It’s been nice for her that I’m usually at home to keep an eye on the kids so she doesn’t need to load them up and bring them with.
I know that many of you are parents, and if your kids are pre-school age, this is yet another advantage of the Work Anywhere lifestyle. While working from home definitely has its negative aspects, being available as a part-time daycare provider has been a good thing.
Obviously my kids agree. I’m like a human jungle gym.
NOTE: Sorry about the crappy audio on this one again. The level meter says I’m okay, but something is distorting the signal. Might be time for a clip on mic.
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I think the honest answer is a lucky dad. So many people have to live in the gray cube farm and not be around their kids for 12 hours a day, only to go home and put them to bed. Although my daughter does Montessori during the day… I appreciate the flexibility to be able to drop her off/pick her up and also to have her stay home when she's sick or not at school. This is a much better scenario than the typical one!
Jeremy @ RefocusingTechnology.com
I'll just go on the record here by saying that there are definately pros and cons to “being able to fill in once and a while” around the house. As someone who works from anywhere, but also works on an agreed upon set number of hours, I find myself feeling guilt and pressure when I take an hour with the kids… because I know I'm gonna have to make that hour up some time, so I find myself in the “not fully present” state of mind when I'm with them.
I agree 100% – there are pros and cons. I find that I almost have to plan on not getting any work done during these times, and if I am able to get work done it's a bonus. The topic of being “fully present” comes up at our house as well. It definitely takes discipline and practice to get the work/family balance down when you work from home.
I'll just go on the record here by saying that there are definately pros and cons to “being able to fill in once and a while” around the house. As someone who works from anywhere, but also works on an agreed upon set number of hours, I find myself feeling guilt and pressure when I take an hour with the kids… because I know I'm gonna have to make that hour up some time, so I find myself in the “not fully present” state of mind when I'm with them.
I agree 100% – there are pros and cons. I find that I almost have to plan on not getting any work done during these times, and if I am able to get work done it's a bonus. The topic of being “fully present” comes up at our house as well. It definitely takes discipline and practice to get the work/family balance down when you work from home.