
Work from Home Dad here, and after over three years of not having a steady paying job, I finally got a break. I'm excited, but I'm also starting to realize that my time as my twin's primary caregiver is coming to an end (in regards to them going to daycare most of the week now). I have been here for them since they were born, and I've spent every day, good and bad, with them. I don't know how I will emotionally cope with not seeing them all the time.I realize it's a part of life and that at some point I have to let them develop on their own, but I will really miss the small things. Being able to look up from my desk and seeing them play, making lunch for them, being there when they wake up from their naps with big smiles on their faces, taking them to their classes... I will miss it so much. So much that I'm tearing up thinking about it.But, that was a chapter in my life that I will always (hopefully) be able to look back on. It's funny, while I was living it, I was always wondering when it would be over. The diaper changes, the tantrums about ridiculous things, the constant need to try to fill their days with some activities, the fear that I wasn't teaching them enough... Now I can't imagine moving on.I have to keep reminding myself that there is so much to look forward to, though, which is what keeps me going. Working hard, socializing with adults again, saving money to buy a house, all positive things.Is there any advice from people who have gone through it? Or any nuggets of wisdom you have if you were able to talk to your past self (who maybe went through a similar situation)? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2GvE5dC
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