Five years ago I was a completely different person

3d ago1 min read

Looking at old photos from my 20s before I had kids and I barely recognize myself. I was that guy who stayed up until 2am playing video games, slept until noon on weekends, had a stupid amount of free time and no idea how to use it. Now I'm 37, married 7 years, two kids, and my days are scheduled down to the minute. Some days I miss the freedom. But then my 5 year old laughs at something stupid I say and I realize I wouldn't trade this for anything. I'm tired as hell most of the time but I'm building something real. The person I was before would think I'm boring now. Maybe I am. But I'm also present and that matters more.

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DDante J.New Dad3d ago

Man, I get this completely. I was the same way before the kids came along. Now I'm just happy if I can sneak in an hour to work on something in the garage before bed, but honestly those moments with the boys building stuff together beat staying up late any day.

RRobertNew Dad3d ago

Five years is wild how much changes. I look at old photos too and barely recognize that guy. But you know what? The person you are now is probably way cooler to your kids than the 2am video game version would've been.