tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post7827504441389970448..comments2024-03-16T13:00:24.727-04:00Comments on A Blogger and a Father: Leaving the Middle-Class TrapAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473298272771049857noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-36615765517087013002012-08-09T15:43:40.038-04:002012-08-09T15:43:40.038-04:00Thanks. I've been home since our boy was born,...Thanks. I've been home since our boy was born, so at least we had the idea of not working all day to afford infant day care right.BloggerFatherhttp://www.bloggerfather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-55364303816487258562012-08-09T14:18:18.401-04:002012-08-09T14:18:18.401-04:00Hi BF, It definitely is a trap that we have tried ...Hi BF, It definitely is a trap that we have tried to avoid for many years. My wife stopped working when we had our first. It was our escape plan. Of course, that meant that we would have to live on less, but there would be only one of us with a nightmare commute and one-hour-a-day. My oldest is in college now, so we almost made it through. A layoff earlier this year has disrupted the plan -- Ray Colonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08186651977888646480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-14142695101300458142012-08-04T21:42:16.809-04:002012-08-04T21:42:16.809-04:00:):)BloggerFatherhttp://www.bloggerfather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-48052499623274490292012-08-03T23:12:45.800-04:002012-08-03T23:12:45.800-04:00The truth is I have the best husband in the world...The truth is I have the best husband in the world who helps me make the right decisions for our family, Without any hesitation and with the knowledge that it might totally suck. I'm pretty sure he's the hero. And yes Kim please come.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533122430214554509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-55176961332996576802012-08-03T22:46:47.153-04:002012-08-03T22:46:47.153-04:00Kim! Go to Seattle and keep her company!Kim! Go to Seattle and keep her company!BloggerFatherhttp://www.bloggerfather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-499918999764418572012-08-03T22:45:42.892-04:002012-08-03T22:45:42.892-04:00She is, she is. I think it'll get better after...She is, she is. I think it'll get better after the weekend. She needs some rest, and she's going to meet friends in Portland. The new life will make sense soon enough.BloggerFatherhttp://www.bloggerfather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-55299095020630975202012-08-03T15:42:26.777-04:002012-08-03T15:42:26.777-04:00Congratulations on your escape plan. Happiness and...Congratulations on your escape plan. Happiness and energy up ahead.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244705602850704031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389679439326917475.post-73691092445404489172012-08-03T12:51:50.938-04:002012-08-03T12:51:50.938-04:00I hope this change gives you all more time togethe...I hope this change gives you all more time together as a family. We have made many lifestyle changes and professional sacrifices to escape the exhausting desire to have it all. So far we've been much happier. I hope these first few weeks of the new job go by quickly for your wife. She sounds like a pretty amazing person!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962091404264725580noreply@blogger.com