| | Time well spent?June 3, 2008 - Jody MurphyI did some thinking last night. I know, I know don't over do it. I did have a headache, but I think it was allergy related and not the taxation of over-thinking. Anyway, by my calculations (keep in mind I SUCK at math!): There are 168 hours in a week. I spend 45.5 hours a week sleeping, averaging about 6.5 hours of sleep a night. More or less, I work 40 hours a week. If Jim Smith, Jim Spanner or Jess Mancini are reading this I work more than 40 a week. My wife works 36 hours a week - three 12-hour shifts spanning Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Discounting the overlapped hours of our scheduled she is out of the house leaving me and three kids (all boys ages 5, 2 and 8 months) to our own devices 22 hours a week. By my calculations I spend 60.5 hours a week with my wife and kids and 68.5 hours with just my kids. Look. I'm not the best dad in the world. My neighbors - the ones who hear me yelling at the kids in the evening - would agree. But they at least know I'm around. Heck, I probably wouldn't make the top 100 of fathers in Parkersburg, but I'm there. For better or worse, I'm around my kids. I parent. God, I hope this is time well spent. Article CommentsNo comments posted for this article. Post a Comment | |