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@isaacrochell I learned a few things over the last week, but the biggest one is pretty simple: I really just love being with my family. It sounds dumb, but when we first had our oldest daughter, I would take whatever little pockets of peace and quiet I could get. Sitting in the sauna. Going on a walk alone. Driving to the grocery store by myself. Anything that gave me a second to decompress. Now, two kids in and a little more mature as a dad, I think I’d choose the chaos almost every time. I was in New York for work for five days, and on paper, having a hotel room to myself, ordering food and watching Netflix at night sounds pretty relaxing. In reality, I was just sad. I missed my family. Then I came home and saw how much Allie had been battling with a four-month-old and a two-and-a-half-year-old by herself. It felt like it took days for us to get back to equilibrium and for her to come out of that constant fight-or-flight mode. Any single moms or moms who have to solo parent a lot probably understand that feeling better than I ever could. The whole thing taught me a lot about the dad and husband I want to be and what actually matters to me. I used to think I needed breaks from the chaos. Turns out, I really just want to be in it. Random takeaways from the last week, but probably the ones that meant the most to me.
