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I appreciate the note and can relate, I am in a similar place in life.

@RobBrinded talks a lot about the hamster wheel, if you aren’t familiar with his work.

My boys are getting bigger and I plan on continuing to spend most of my time with them until they choose their peers over me, at which point I’ll return to “work”. For now my hobby is developing skills for use in that next stage.

I often think that I’m not doing enough, not present enough with the kids, but I’ve thought that way throughout my life and I’ve come to accept it and move on.

The thing I’m constantly amazed by is how it’s always enough for my kids. I’m super fortunate to have such an understanding and loving family. It somehow all just worked out fine. For now…

Sending positive vibes.

Jake Woodhouse 2mo ago 💬 1

nostr:npub1de8jsek5aykkng5ytlvhvjxjwmdnpjwjcly0q6mu3566tfm00g5sfy0ezd does a great job of unpacking this. I agree

I’ve done a session with him, and been lucky to host him a couple of times on my podcasts

Appreciate your sharing a similar situation. Immediately reminds me I am not the only one! We sit in a vacuum in our mind sometimes

What kind of skills are you looking to develop? Seems very sensible for the next phase. Maybe you can even include your kids in what those are as part of their development?

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Manbyt 2mo ago

I put work in quotes because I don’t plan on selling my time for money again.

I’m learning a lot of basic homesteading skills and some cabinetry. Practical work, and yes my boys also help out sometimes, but they’re usually not that interested. I also started to learn guitar about a year and a half ago and I think it’s nice that they’ve seen the progress and the amount of time I practice.

Recently, I picked up the camera again, I was a documentary photographer in my youth and, next to family life, that was one of my most fruitful periods. When they’re older I’ll start working on long term projects again, which would take me away from home for extended periods.

Looking forward to seeing what you do next on Nostr.