I miss being selfish and I'm not ashamed to admit it

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3d ago1 min read

Had three kids in four years and became the definition of a family guy. I miss just... doing whatever I wanted. Sleeping in. Taking a random road trip. Spending money on myself instead of kids clothes and braces. My identity used to be about my hobbies and my career. Now I'm just "dad" and while I love my kids, some days I resent not having time to even think about what I actually want anymore. I love this life but I also grieve the old one sometimes and that's ok I think.

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SSam P.Regular3d ago

Three kids in four years is wild, man. That's a lot of life change real fast. It's totally normal to miss that freedom, but the road trips hit different when you get to bring them along someday.

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TTyler S.New Dad3d ago

I get it. I'm only on the co-parenting schedule so I get my kids part-time, and even then some nights I think about what I used to do on weekends. But then my daughter does something and I remember why the trade-off is worth it.

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