Dad Tip of The Day: Learn to enjoy a different kind of night life.
I am sure many guys out there enjoy the night life like me – the staying out late with friends, going to a party, hanging out at the beach, playing poker all night, hitting the sports bar with buddies, date nights etc. However, when the kids start coming, your night life changes from being wild and carefree, to being on call for kids needs all night. At this point, all you hope for is a night off where the kids sleep the whole night through, therefore, you want no “night life” any longeer.
For many guys (really everyone), this life change takes some adjustment. The priority shifts from you and your desires to whatever your kids need – your focused time and energy will be in different places. Not all of the old night life needs to stop, but for a season while the kids are young, you will see that your efforts are needed at home during the night, causing less time for the old night life.
Even though this is a big shift and night life with kids can be tough, take heart, the efforts are worth the reward in the form of love from your kids!!! Definitely a prize worth the dedication!! You might even come to find you enjoy the night life with kids… maybe a little…
Have a great day my friends,
Brian