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Huh. My answer (as a father of 3) to how much time they'll consume would, only slightly facetiously, be "all of it." Your math about sleep cycles is way wrong,
by ganley 16y ago
Huh. My answer (as a father of 3) to how much time they'll consume would, only slightly facetiously, be "all of it."
Your math about sleep cycles is way wrong, and the idea that you'll still have half the free time you used to is laughable. Assuming a more or less 'normal' work schedule, most of the time they're sleeping, this guy will either be at work or will be sleeping himself.
My advice is to assume that for a few years you're going to have very little downtime unless you don't sleep much or don't feel the need to see your wife much.
- jackmanbob 16y agoTo say that he's wrong and that his ideas are laughable is very small-minded. He stated that he's a father of two -- he knows what he's talking about. If his statements don't describe your experience, that's because you've had different experiences -- not because he's wrong.
- jaxn 16y agoAs a father of 4, the only downtime I have today is being taken up by writing this comment. Gotta run! P.S. never let them outnumber you
- m_myers 16y agoAs a sibling of 5: muwhahahahaaaa!
- lanstein 16y agoAs the oldest of 5, allow me to echo this sentiment ;)
- ganley 16y agoAmateurs. I'm one of 8. My parents never had a chance.
- wr1472 16y agoI'll see your 8 and raise you one of 10! I'm a middle child, and yes I suffer from middle-child syndrome big-time, still. Working class background, mum was a housewife and dad worked in a textile mill. Its amazing how he managed to raise us on that salary, yet 7 out of 10 of us have at least a degree, going all the way up to at least one PhD.
- sunpatel 16y agoIf your a startup founder and a father of 3, you can look forward to these type of battles...http://founderhood.com http://founderhood.com
- pchristensen 16y agoTo clarify, I was talking about age 0-3 months specifically. At that age, my kids slept for about 2-3 hours per 4. For the 1-2 they were awake they required attention for most of the time. So 30-50% of your clock time is taken up by the baby. So you don't have half the free time, you have half the total time.