Why I take my weekends off

[4Waters]

https://movemequotes.com/story-on-family-priorities/

My kids mean the world to me, and seeing them grow up is priceless. I get shit at work because I won't work late or work weekends. I go to my kids practices and even coach them in some of their sports and never miss a game. Your kids grow up once, don't miss it.

 

[golakers]

https://movemequotes.com/story-on-family-priorities/

My kids mean the world to me, and seeing them grow up is priceless. I get shit at work because I won't work late or work weekends. I go to my kids practices and even coach them in some of their sports and never miss a game. Your kids grow up once, don't miss it.

Agreed. I never missed a game, and still wish I could watch my kids play one more time! #noregrets

 

[LHC Kirby]

ABSOLUTELY

 

[Hardly Satisfied]

Great Thread. you don‘t realize how fast time goes bye till it’s gone. We spent countless hours at practice and games. I told my wife we will miss the long weekend trips and all the families we spent time with.

 

[Morehart]

There was a time in my life where I would work crazy hours. Leave before the kids woke up and come home when they are asleep for weeks. That one push I worked 32 days straight 15 hour days to 18 hours. Never again.
I work limited ot now. Only when it's really needed

 

[4Waters]

Great Thread. you don‘t realize how fast time goes bye till it’s gone. We spent countless hours at practice and games. I told my wife we will miss the long weekend trips and all the families we spent time with.

This is my son's last youth football season and in January he will start his last youth track season, it flew by. I've worked OT when I could in-between seasons and I've worked with a guy that got a text from his wife saying their son just had a 3 run homerun and dad decided he would rather work than see that. I don't get it.

Football ends in Nov and track starts in Jan (unofficially in Dec with pre-season meets) there are lots of Hollidays between the seasons so OT is hard and I am his Shotput coach. Track ends 2 weeks before Memorial weekend and Memorial weekend is the start of our family boating season and football starts mid July, I don't have a lot of time for OT.


IDK if the story I posted about the kid that bought an hour if his dad's time is true (I'd be willing to bet it hs happened at some point) but it is heart breaking that a kid wants his dad so bad that he would do that

 

[Maestro]

I'm in the same boat, use to manage hospitality and would work 16hrs a day nights weekends and holidays. I literally only seen my wife on Sundays. Due to the recession I switch careers to being a mechanic. Some guys at work try to talk trash because I don't work OT or Saturday. I enjoy being around friends and family. Plus I don't want Jody to meet my girl..

 

[Bullet28]

I was very fortunate to only work one weekend a year in February for inventory, 47 years same company. 68 now but when our son was younger made all of his baseball games all the way through high school. Now watch the grandsons at 14 and 16 play high school baseball when it comes around and wrestle also. My son is 42 and where did the time go.

 

[ChrisV]

This is something I'm having a hard time with. Problem is I enjoy work too much. I'm going to set up a little corner for him in the shop so he could have his own tools and mess around with the fab stuff after school.

 

[Lumpy]

I know this scenario all too well. Raised my son alone since he was 9…he is 21 now. For several Christmas’s Ive asked what he wanted…his response was,”I don't want anything Dad, just spiral ham and to watch Die Hard with you. I coached his little league teams for seven years and did Cub/Boy scouts with him during that time until his mom fucked us over then it all stopped…but it didn't…it changes us. Our bond became even more concrete. He is a third year Cal Poly student now. We are going boating today.

Yes, It goes very fast! Keep it up…the hard work of parenthood pays off only if your’e doing what you are doing. The payoff is Illumination.

 

[renodaytona]

Agreed. My daughter is in soccer and plays a lot. Never miss a game and take her to practices. She is going to play volleyball this year as well. They grow up way to fast for sure.