just sayin

[stizz]

new here.

[Don-Dad]

Welcome Stizz, make yourself at home :D Nice avatar!

[stizz]

That is my son, Max. He is my first and I have been doing the stay at home thing for almost 2 weeks.

I have never been more tired.

[mjknapp]

I have never been more tired.

It will get alot easier Stizz, well in some aspects, He wont sleep near as much in the future, but will be a little less demanding as time goes on.

Keep posting, and ask alot of questions, as there are no experts here, but a lot of trial and error.

[tt3]

Welcome aboard Stizz!!
that tiredness thing, hey, you just get used to it! :lol: :lol:

[csimonl]

Welcome Stizz.

[Canuck]

Warm welcome to you! Great to see lots of new people signing up. You will find lots of useful tips here.

[stizz]

cool,..thanks for the warm welcome.

[Remington]

Hi stizzzzzzzzz

Welcome aboard. There is alot of great advice around these forums. It definitely gets easier my friend....

You learn to survive is a good way to put it. I have been a stay at home dad full time for 1 year. I used to be a stay at home dad all day and then worked the graveyard shift for 3 years prior. SO I am going on 4 years now.

I have 3 kids and one on the way. Once this new one is born I will be married 5 1/2 years and we will have 4 kids under the age 5... :shock:

My wife works 7 days a week and over 10 hours per day....

So it is all about jumping into a routine and "surviving"! :D

[mjknapp]

Remington, you have outdone yourself, you are the same age as me, 28, and you have quite a handful.

[Remington]

Well, my parents feel sorry for me at times but I actually enjoy my job now and prefer to stay home. It is harder work but I find it very rewarding!

[Don-Dad]

Are your parents like mine used to be? Everytime I would talk to them they would ask, "you working yet?" :evil:

BTW, How old are others on the board? I just turned 33.

[mjknapp]

I was talking to my mom the other day on the phone, and I was kinda getting the impression that she doesnt like me staying at home. She never said it outright, but that is what I was gathering. She is old fashioned, living on a farm in Iowa will do that to a woman though.

[Remington]

My parents were against it at first. Knowing I spent a lot of money towards college and hearing my goals and career plans. Now my life is in a new direction. They think I was handcuffed and drugged by my wife or something, which isn't too far off the mark... ssshhhh! :lol:

But they come to visit and see how well I really am and they have simmered a bit.

It also helps because my dad is not working anymore and my mom still teaches....

So now I can ask him when he is gonna go get a job... :wink:

[mjknapp]

That is what my mom said when I suspected her not agreeing with my decision, she said "are you working yet". I just kinda blew her off, as we are doing much better than they ever did. She used to tell me that every parent want s to provide for their children better than they were provided for. Granted we got lucky with uncle winning the lottery, but still, that should not be a factor. Hopefully she will understand more in the future, if not, who cares, she lives in Iowa, I live in Philly.