Jason Pfeiffer

But yeah, I'm excited to have this conversation with you today, Nicole, because this has shown up in many of our conversations. And I'm sure I've even made reference to a bunch of this stuff on Help Wanted before, but we've never just looked at it directly. So... This will be fun is talking about what are the challenges of

But yeah, I'm excited to have this conversation with you today, Nicole, because this has shown up in many of our conversations. And I'm sure I've even made reference to a bunch of this stuff on Help Wanted before, but we've never just looked at it directly. So... This will be fun is talking about what are the challenges of

doing all the things that an ambitious, work-focused person wants to do while also having kids, which is a really hard balance. And I have come to this belief, and I appreciate you recognizing it, that somebody needs to talk about it.

doing all the things that an ambitious, work-focused person wants to do while also having kids, which is a really hard balance. And I have come to this belief, and I appreciate you recognizing it, that somebody needs to talk about it.

doing all the things that an ambitious, work-focused person wants to do while also having kids, which is a really hard balance. And I have come to this belief, and I appreciate you recognizing it, that somebody needs to talk about it.

I think that most parents are afraid of talking about it because there is this expectation that parents just love being parents and are grateful for the family and are feeling hashtag blessed. And so much so that I even need to caveat at the beginning of this, like whatever else that I'm going to say during this conversation. I love my kids. They're great kids. But it's really hard.

I think that most parents are afraid of talking about it because there is this expectation that parents just love being parents and are grateful for the family and are feeling hashtag blessed. And so much so that I even need to caveat at the beginning of this, like whatever else that I'm going to say during this conversation. I love my kids. They're great kids. But it's really hard.

I think that most parents are afraid of talking about it because there is this expectation that parents just love being parents and are grateful for the family and are feeling hashtag blessed. And so much so that I even need to caveat at the beginning of this, like whatever else that I'm going to say during this conversation. I love my kids. They're great kids. But it's really hard.

It's really hard and often very frustrating. And I am constantly thinking about all the things that I could have accomplished differently.

It's really hard and often very frustrating. And I am constantly thinking about all the things that I could have accomplished differently.

It's really hard and often very frustrating. And I am constantly thinking about all the things that I could have accomplished differently.

either professionally or even just in the other things that I want for my life personally, the amount of travel that I would love to do that I haven't done, the amount of time that I wish that I could spend with my friends, the way in which just before we were recording this, we were talking about your wedding and how I'm going to fly out from the East Coast to LA and back in the span of less than 24 hours because I really want to be there with you to celebrate and I'm so excited to do it.

either professionally or even just in the other things that I want for my life personally, the amount of travel that I would love to do that I haven't done, the amount of time that I wish that I could spend with my friends, the way in which just before we were recording this, we were talking about your wedding and how I'm going to fly out from the East Coast to LA and back in the span of less than 24 hours because I really want to be there with you to celebrate and I'm so excited to do it.

either professionally or even just in the other things that I want for my life personally, the amount of travel that I would love to do that I haven't done, the amount of time that I wish that I could spend with my friends, the way in which just before we were recording this, we were talking about your wedding and how I'm going to fly out from the East Coast to LA and back in the span of less than 24 hours because I really want to be there with you to celebrate and I'm so excited to do it.

But And that's not leisurely. I would love to be there leisurely. I'd love to come out for multiple days. And I can't because I got kids at home. And I think that to bottle that up and to act like that's not attention in my life is to make it worse. And the thing that I have found that makes it better for me is to be open and talk about it.

But And that's not leisurely. I would love to be there leisurely. I'd love to come out for multiple days. And I can't because I got kids at home. And I think that to bottle that up and to act like that's not attention in my life is to make it worse. And the thing that I have found that makes it better for me is to be open and talk about it.

But And that's not leisurely. I would love to be there leisurely. I'd love to come out for multiple days. And I can't because I got kids at home. And I think that to bottle that up and to act like that's not attention in my life is to make it worse. And the thing that I have found that makes it better for me is to be open and talk about it.

And what I found is that when I do, some parents get really uncomfortable because I think they're I'm saying things that they had trained themselves not to directly engage with or speak. And then other parents thank me because it's a conversation that almost no one else will start. So I'm here to start it.

And what I found is that when I do, some parents get really uncomfortable because I think they're I'm saying things that they had trained themselves not to directly engage with or speak. And then other parents thank me because it's a conversation that almost no one else will start. So I'm here to start it.

And what I found is that when I do, some parents get really uncomfortable because I think they're I'm saying things that they had trained themselves not to directly engage with or speak. And then other parents thank me because it's a conversation that almost no one else will start. So I'm here to start it.