> and weekend is about actually making connections with your kids and keeping them alive and healthy and taking them to their playdates and activities I’m in t

> and weekend is about actually making connections with your kids and keeping them alive and healthy and taking them to their playdates and activities I’m in the exact situation you describe (mid-career, kids at home, demanding job). These weekend activities are still an opportunity to have fun and do interesting things. Do interesting things with your kids! The weekend may not be the same opportunity to go out and do an unplanned adventure into the mountains or travel spontaneously, but that doesn’t mean you can’t go do something fun with your kids. It gets better as you adapt and figure out parenthood. It also doesn’t last for very long, all things considered, so make the most of the time you have with your young kids.