Giving Your All

I have been feeling better as of late and as such have started to pick back up more of the familial obligations. 

I am trying to do my share of the ironing, trash, dishes, taxi duty, and just be generally more present in the lives of my kids. The thing is though...it's to much!

It's not to much for me to handle physically. I'm just not willing to give my whole life up to the constant rush of running from one event to another all the time. It doesn't work for me or for my relationships with others. It doesn't make me a better father and it certainly hasn't helped me be a better husband.

The thing that bothers me most though is that it seems to be getting worse every year. It used to be that we fought to keep at least Friday clear but now even that last bastion of peace has been stollen from me. 

I am done. 

Dad's on strike!!!!

If you want to join me you'll find me here at home sleeping, reading, and generally just doing less. 

[Update: Some have applied that this is an attack on DawnMarie. This would be a poor assumption. This is an attack on how we all live our lives now a days. With no time for renewal, family, or self. And we are surprised that families are falling apart. Call me selfish if you wish, but I refuse to live on the edge of burnout any longer.]