Fellow dads - new friends
As dads it can be a challenge to maintain/keep non dad/past friendships and have consistent hobbies/outlets while balancing family/work life.
Putting this thread out there to help us guys renew hobbies that may have fallen to the side as time has passed and perhaps build new friendships along the way.
Throw some details in the comments and when you see similar interests start a sub chat/dm
Myself…
live in La Mesa area
Girl dad (3 and 5 yr old)
Married
Interests:
- surfing
- climbing (haven’t been in over a year)
- staying active (hikes, gym (I go to ocean pacific in PB)
- work in renewable energy and power for data centers
- live music /EDM
-would be down for joining a sports team or something too
Honestly my friends have all either moved away or don’t have kids so their schedules/life don’t align too well and has been really tough to maintain any “guy time/hangouts”
Hope this helps guys out there that feel like they need some guy friendships back in their life while balancing family and career. I’m a great dad/husband, but without a real group of consistent guy friends and hobbies I know I’m losing what makes me a great dad/husband which is having my own identity.