tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36953758.post8848687131938231834..comments2023-07-17T11:11:03.239-04:00Comments on From Frank to Frivolous: Boom chicka boomLilitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327639515916225576noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36953758.post-24145237514070656512008-04-18T11:40:00.000-04:002008-04-18T11:40:00.000-04:00JAS, thanks for the visit and the consolation. I'...JAS, thanks for the visit and the consolation. I'm looking forward to the next "up" period. And love your blog, by the way. Keeps my brain working while staying at home.<BR/><BR/>TG, I know, LITERALLY an abuse of language! Love it!Lilitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327639515916225576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36953758.post-21555151940318158632008-04-17T17:56:00.000-04:002008-04-17T17:56:00.000-04:00"More me time? Less stress? Seriously??"Well, you ..."More me time? Less stress? Seriously??"<BR/><BR/>Well, you know, speaking as someone who has been both a stay-at-home dad and a breadwinning dad, I think one's feelings about this depends a great deal on the job one had before becoming the primary caregiver. If you had a high-stress, 70-hour-a-week job, then, yes, staying home with a child can indeed result in more me-time as well as less stress. <BR/><BR/>Also, people go through ups and downs as caregivers. When my son was just an infant and wouldn't sleep in my presence (i.e., in the absence of the breast), I would go slightly insane every afternoon and so would he. Then we got used to each other and things mellowed and by the time he hit toddlerhood, I was having a pretty good time and so was he. Sounds like this guy is in the middle of an "up" period and you are struggling right now. It'll change. His life will probably soon suck and yours may improve dramatically.Jeremy Adam Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733669114207985920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36953758.post-78343306666814517822008-04-17T17:06:00.000-04:002008-04-17T17:06:00.000-04:00Most hilarious part:"Doc works her butt off, liter...Most hilarious part:<BR/><BR/>"Doc works her butt off, <I>literally</I>, to provide the means that allow me to spend as much time (and money) as I do on Xav and Mar."<BR/><BR/>Emphasis mine.Transient Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10313323030838183737noreply@blogger.com