WFH stay at home dads how are y’all maintaining?
6.5 months the mom went back to work 3 months ago. I’ve been at the same job since 2018 and wfh since covid. It’s super low demanding (wasn’t always this way I kinda just got lucky) I just gotta be available pretty much and do my task whenever. Make like 80-85k so decent money she contributes financially everywhere aside from mortgage (recent first time homeowner). When she gets home takes main caregiving role I usually get a workout in and by the time we eat it’s time for sleep lol. I want to get to the next step as far as my career / my own business but since mom has gone back to work I’ve hit a wall and we are both burnt out tbh.
I should and can get over the 100k hump but it’ll require a job switch. Side hustle bringing in 800 extra a month with a single client who could leave at any point but has been consistent for a couple years. I can ride this job til the wheels fall off but I know there is more out there for me and they could let me go any day as they have mostly all of my former colleagues and outsourced to another country.
Right now basically putting all my time and energy into my son which is great but feeling unproductive in all the other areas. would love to hear from people in similar siuations.