Jason Pfeiffer

You can go to the beach or you can rent an Airbnb with a pool. I don't care about these things. I don't like these things. And then, of course, you're dealing with, you're going to fill the kids' time. You're going to entertain them. And that's not to say that this is unenjoyable. Yeah, it's fun spending time with the kids, but it's not the way that I would want a vacation.

You can go to the beach or you can rent an Airbnb with a pool. I don't care about these things. I don't like these things. And then, of course, you're dealing with, you're going to fill the kids' time. You're going to entertain them. And that's not to say that this is unenjoyable. Yeah, it's fun spending time with the kids, but it's not the way that I would want a vacation.

And so my wife keeps telling me, when we're going on these vacations, you have to understand that this is not the vacation that you would love. This is a different thing. This is family bonding time. And that's going to come with different... roles and different outcomes. And that's true.

And so my wife keeps telling me, when we're going on these vacations, you have to understand that this is not the vacation that you would love. This is a different thing. This is family bonding time. And that's going to come with different... roles and different outcomes. And that's true.

And so my wife keeps telling me, when we're going on these vacations, you have to understand that this is not the vacation that you would love. This is a different thing. This is family bonding time. And that's going to come with different... roles and different outcomes. And that's true.

If I go down Sunday morning from my bedroom and I think, I'm going to get a lot of work done this Sunday morning, that's going to be great. It's going to make me feel less stressed. And then I'm trying to work and my kids are constantly interrupting me.

If I go down Sunday morning from my bedroom and I think, I'm going to get a lot of work done this Sunday morning, that's going to be great. It's going to make me feel less stressed. And then I'm trying to work and my kids are constantly interrupting me.

If I go down Sunday morning from my bedroom and I think, I'm going to get a lot of work done this Sunday morning, that's going to be great. It's going to make me feel less stressed. And then I'm trying to work and my kids are constantly interrupting me.

And I'm frustrated by that because they want another bowl of cereal and they won't get off their butts and do it themselves, even though they can, which is a constant conversation. Then I'm going to be really frustrated. But if I went down and I was like, I'm not going to get any work done right now, so I'm not even going to try. And that is all true. Jen is completely right about that.

And I'm frustrated by that because they want another bowl of cereal and they won't get off their butts and do it themselves, even though they can, which is a constant conversation. Then I'm going to be really frustrated. But if I went down and I was like, I'm not going to get any work done right now, so I'm not even going to try. And that is all true. Jen is completely right about that.

And I'm frustrated by that because they want another bowl of cereal and they won't get off their butts and do it themselves, even though they can, which is a constant conversation. Then I'm going to be really frustrated. But if I went down and I was like, I'm not going to get any work done right now, so I'm not even going to try. And that is all true. Jen is completely right about that.

And I'm working on that.

And I'm working on that.

And I'm working on that.

And the challenge is, I don't know. And I'm hesitating on saying this because I don't want to sound like a bad person. But that's the whole thing about this kind of straight parenting talk is that you keep walking this line of being judged. I'll just say that. And then I'll say, I don't know how to find joy in getting my kids the cereal. It is not a joyful task. It's an annoying task.

And the challenge is, I don't know. And I'm hesitating on saying this because I don't want to sound like a bad person. But that's the whole thing about this kind of straight parenting talk is that you keep walking this line of being judged. I'll just say that. And then I'll say, I don't know how to find joy in getting my kids the cereal. It is not a joyful task. It's an annoying task.

And the challenge is, I don't know. And I'm hesitating on saying this because I don't want to sound like a bad person. But that's the whole thing about this kind of straight parenting talk is that you keep walking this line of being judged. I'll just say that. And then I'll say, I don't know how to find joy in getting my kids the cereal. It is not a joyful task. It's an annoying task.

It makes me feel like I'm running a restaurant in my house where I'm constantly being asked, hey, can you get this? Push me in. I want another one of these. And that's not fun. There's nothing fun about that. And there's no way to make it fun. And I think that the answer is that you do it knowing that you don't have to do it forever. I don't know that there's another answer to it, right?

It makes me feel like I'm running a restaurant in my house where I'm constantly being asked, hey, can you get this? Push me in. I want another one of these. And that's not fun. There's nothing fun about that. And there's no way to make it fun. And I think that the answer is that you do it knowing that you don't have to do it forever. I don't know that there's another answer to it, right?

It makes me feel like I'm running a restaurant in my house where I'm constantly being asked, hey, can you get this? Push me in. I want another one of these. And that's not fun. There's nothing fun about that. And there's no way to make it fun. And I think that the answer is that you do it knowing that you don't have to do it forever. I don't know that there's another answer to it, right?