The Hybrid-Husband Breaks His Silence

I've told my wife on a few occasions that I feel like a hybrid-husband.  The old 1950s style hubby (you know, go to work while the wife runs the home and family) does not apply.  Our family would not survive on one income, plus my wife enjoys working - especially owning her own business.  We both work and we both run a household and a family.  We share all responsibilities.  The husband/wife dichotomy isn't very apparent under our roof.

Due to this modern family setup my life can be pretty demanding.  For instance, here is a road map of my typical weekday:

1.  Get up at 5:40 AM
2.  Leave for the office (MBC Law Firm) 6:15 AM
3.  Workout out in the office gym 6:30 - 7:30 AM
4.  Account and fix computers/networks for my benevolent employer, MBC Law Firm 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
5.  Arrive home, grab the baby, pick up 8 year old son at school  3:15 PM
6.  Change diapers, console crying baby, find something to keep my 8 year old busy, make dinner (all of which are done while wife is working in our basement salon, Bella Capelli) 3:30 - ?
7.  Welcome my wife upstairs after finishing her appointments - could be anytime between 5:00 and 8:30 PM
8.  Get kids settled and in bed 8:00 PM
9.  Watch TV with the wife 8:00 - 9:30 PM
10.  Fall asleep and subconsciously anticipate the 5:40 AM alarm

I really don't want to come off as a complainer, because I'm not.  And I hope I am writing this blog to help others and not as some quasi-therapeutic attempt to help myself.  Either way, being a hybrid-husband is very challenging but allows for many rewards: a son who adores me, a baby who giggles at me, and a wife who supports me, to name a few.

And let's not forget the other half of my life, MBC Law Firm.  In the next blog post I'll explain why I've dedicated the last ten years of my life to this employer and I why I plan to retire there.

Peace Out,

Nathan J.