This is a phenomenal post, Andrew, thanks so much for re-sharing it! There's so much that speaks to me, in terms of my own journey as a father and writer. I love your slightly counter-consensus take on where the writing should be on our internal list, so to speak, and it does take something to resist that internalized idea that the work needs to come before everything else if you want it to really amount to something. I always intuitively resisted/resented that mentality, knew on some level that becoming a better/fuller person, i.e. parent, would make me a better/fuller writer in turn, even if I had less time to do it. I'd like to think that's what happened. Sorry, comment is too long, but this post really spoke to me, and Happy Father's Day to a fellow traveler. :)
Thank you very much, Michael! I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it--and that you've had the same experience juggling writing/fatherhood. Happy Father's Day to you, too. Thanks for reading.
Reading this on the reshare...some great advice. As a writer and dad of young, I feel the struggle and appreciate the advice! Definitely something I plan on taking to heart.
This is wonderful. In the year since my son was born, I’ve felt literally these exact same emotions. Best of luck to you and happy Father’s Day!
Thanks for reading, Britton! And Happy Father's Day!
This is a phenomenal post, Andrew, thanks so much for re-sharing it! There's so much that speaks to me, in terms of my own journey as a father and writer. I love your slightly counter-consensus take on where the writing should be on our internal list, so to speak, and it does take something to resist that internalized idea that the work needs to come before everything else if you want it to really amount to something. I always intuitively resisted/resented that mentality, knew on some level that becoming a better/fuller person, i.e. parent, would make me a better/fuller writer in turn, even if I had less time to do it. I'd like to think that's what happened. Sorry, comment is too long, but this post really spoke to me, and Happy Father's Day to a fellow traveler. :)
Thank you very much, Michael! I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it--and that you've had the same experience juggling writing/fatherhood. Happy Father's Day to you, too. Thanks for reading.
Reading this on the reshare...some great advice. As a writer and dad of young, I feel the struggle and appreciate the advice! Definitely something I plan on taking to heart.
Thanks for reading and writing in, Evan! Much appreciated.