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> I have two small kids and I still find time to work on projects. It's specifically not watching TV, not Facebooking, and not playing games that gives me that
by balfirevic 6y ago
> I have two small kids and I still find time to work on projects. It's specifically not watching TV, not Facebooking, and not playing games that gives me that time
I think many people are more constrained by their energy than by literally not having time. And this isn't something that's always under person's control - different people need different amount of sleep, have different quality of sleep, different mental endurance, might have various mental and physical health issues (not even necessarily perceiving themselves as unwell in any way - just enough that they can't muster energy to do that hour of coding that they would like to do each day).
- zrail 6y agoAlso kids can be very different in how much emotional and physical energy they require from their caregivers.
- odshoifsdhfs 6y agoAmen to that. I love my boy to death, but there hasn't been anyone, from family members to his teachers that has said he was 'easy'. He is polite and nice, but sucks your energy with all the 'whys?' and curiosity. Is amazing to read deep space science books to your 5 year old, is exhausting to try and find answers for 3 hours for every little question he has (one afternoon, we went from talking about atoms in rocks/minerals and ended up with questions about the Big Bang, it is amazing, but it tiresome as hell)
- elpescado 6y agoThere are also different approaches to parenting, ranging from "as long your kids don't starve they're ok" as one extreme to helicopter parenting as other extreme.