Post #46197 by Monkeyman on Tue, Aug 5, 2003 1:39 PM

I feel your pain Rev. It is a fine line for me between wanting my wife and kids around all the time and needing time to do my own thing.

If I spend all day doing what my kids/wife want, I am bummed that I couldn't make any progress on whatever my current project is.

However... If I spend all day working on my projects, I have an overwhelming sense of guilt when I realize that my kids were waiting for me all day and I didn't make time for them. Now they are asleep in bed and the day is done. I can't get the day back.

Unfortunately it is a choice..... You can live your life focusing on having experiences
or accumulating things. If you are fortunate, you can do both. Many people I know seem to focus only on one (see if you can guess which?)

Embrace your wife and kids while they are around and enjoy the time to yourself when you get it. You seem a talented fabricator, I am sure you have plenty to do when they are out.