Hey fathers, thanks for swinging by! I am crazy and I am not sure how the hell people do it, how do you manage school, work, and your families? It is hard and I am constantly trying to solve for all areas of needs and it takes its toll.
“That is the thankless position of the father in the family—the provider for all, and the enemy of all.”
J. August Strindberg
If anyone has advice out there please let me know what helps you navigate all of the roles and responsibilities. For me I feel like most days I am successful, but end up feeling like there was more I needed and could have done. How do you keep all areas of your life fulfilled and taken care of?
For me I try to balance life and get on the computer for work around 6:30 to 7 am every morning and work steadily throughout to around 5 to 5:30 pm. After that I try to give my focus to the family, all of them. That is hard and a constant struggle.
My son demands a lot of attention he is 3 1/2 and aware of everything. My daughter is one and my birthday twinky we will always be connected. My wife is the warrior of the family and she is where I tend to fail and take for granted. I need and want to be better for her and so I am looking for ways to balance.
Am I alone out there or are you all trying to figure it out as well? Share your thoughts, I would love to hear and learn.
Reources:
https://www.fatherhood.org/bid/153507/7-Ways-to-Balance-Work-and-Family
Real Fatherhood 
My wife and I are both trying to work from home. The kiddo is a two year old. She generally is a boss baby demanding of wants, but they typically are easily quickly met. Bah-nana? I walk the 5 feet over to the fruit basket, get it, peel it, give her half, and go back to work with the other half.
Work phone calls can also work out by using my smartphone and being good about muting & unmuting. Thankfully, my coworkers are nice people who accept this situation and even talk to her.
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Sneezy, thanks for the comment, sadly I was on hiatus for a little while, but back now. The muting/unmuting is a life saver, as well as stop video feed when the children run in! Some people I know with schools deciding not to be open as well as some preschools (ours, sadly), some people have started a group of moms preschool idea, where they rotate, but stay with same group to allow some free time for each, while keeping socialization, but safely. It also allows social interaction, limited but if you stay only with that group and safely, it could work. We are trying it soon.
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