Parental Leave

[[FnG]magnolia]

Hello, lovelies!

Back in 2010 I took 6 months non-paid parental leave from work and spent time with my then youngest one to become the primary care giver. I became the stay at home dad and my wife remained the main breadwinner. My work were very cool with this which definitely helped.

My daughter was 7 months old at the time so I saw her go through a lot of stages day to day and it was a pretty magical time, but also a challenging time for me, our daughter and my wife. It's hard work.

Long story short, we're about to do the same with our newest arrival and I can't wait. I hand over in 3 weeks and then come back in November of this year, having mopped up nappies and seen the smiles and tears, but missed out on my team's progression, and with potentially a different view of what a picture can look like, and have to make sense of all of those things.

Exciting, isn't it?

 

[Theophany]

I like story time.

 

[Maccapacca]

No one ever has engraved on their headstone 'I wish I spent more time at work'

Good on you

 

[Zefan]

Does this mean more of your traditional dreadfuls posts? I might begin responding to your emails if you guarantee a faster turnaround on your replies.

 

[Burnsy2023]

How old is your daughter now?

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Eldest is 5 years, youngest is 5 months.

 

[Gammawolf]

No one ever has engraved on their headstone 'I wish I spent more time at work'

Good on you

But it gets drilled into you from early child hood right up to adulthood

 

[Sliver]

Thread sent a tingle into my love spuds.

 

[boxman2000]

Most days I'd love to be a stay at home dad... given the number of texts my missus has sent me today about our 2 year old having several meltdowns this morning I'm quite glad to be sat at my desk.

Definitely feel you miss out when you've not been at home for 9 hours and then catching my daughter at the over-tired part of the day and the limb flailing bedtime routine.

 

[Hades]

Spend as much time as you can with your kids. Once they are older you'll regret not doing it

 

[XeNoN89]

Exciting?? Nope sounds like my worst nightmare. Do not want kids.

 

[Burnsy2023]

I'd happily be a stay at home dad depending on what made the most sense for the family.

That would require a woman willing to breed with me though...

 

[Rilot]

I'd love to do this. Can't afford it though.

 

[sports_brah]

I'd happily be a stay at home dad depending on what made the most sense for the family.

That would require a woman willing to breed with me though...

I hear some types like truffles. Date from the force?

 

[sports_brah]

Eldest is 5 years, youngest is 5 months.

Any reason for spacing them out so much?

 

[Burnsy2023]

I hear some types like truffles. Date from the force?

That's incestuous enough as it is.

 

[Atlas23]

I'd happily be a stay at home dad depending on what made the most sense for the family.

That would require a woman willing to breed with me though...

Uniform Dating

 

[Edrof]

A belated congratulations Magnolia!

Any reason for spacing them out so much?

We did something similar as we felt our oldest still needed our full attention. We often remark now that it was the right thing to do.

(Oldest is nearly five, youngest is seven months.)

 

[dirtychinchilla]

Congratulations! So we can look forward to an inundation of completely inane threads...

 

[Cosimo]

Exciting, isn't it?

If it means that we'll be seeing more of you then yes.