Stay-at-home-dad who is a writer. That sentence defines who I am. Let's look at it: Stay-at-home definitely implies that I never leave the house. Well, that's not true. Just not during the day... Then we have dad. This one is easy. I am a dad. I have three wonderful children who I adore and love to death. Sometimes, I want to strangle them. But I don't, because I'm not psychotic. Who refers to whom the sentence is referring to: Me. A grown up child who acts like a Dad as his environment dictates it. Is a writer... I don't always act like one, but I am a writer by society's standards. I type and scribble, therefore I am... a writer!
If we put it all together, we have the following:
A semi-agoraphobic hermit, grown up child cares for his children who he adores most of the time and despises the rest, pretends to work from home as a writer because periodically he types gibberish into a word processor and scribbles ideas on memo pads.
Whew. How's that for self-actualization!
ZD
Friday, March 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Mr. Momday/Staying Power
Looks like I'm here to stay... as Mr. Mom! I can't afford to pay for daycare, and I need that to go back to work. So here I stay, leeching off of unemployment and looking for ways to make money as a stay-at-home-dad. The universe apparently wants me to stay at home with my kids. I'm seriously contemplating running a home preschool. Just to give Kid B a chance to make friends, socialize, learn some more of what I try to teach her anyway but in a more structured environment. And make a little money on the side. While I'm doing it, I'm going to blog about it. As a matter of fact, I'm going to switch gears in this blog and go full on Zen Diablo's Devils and Angels Preschool at least once a week! Catchy, huh? Well, I'm still working on the name. And an ad for Craigslist. And a lesson plan. It's actually pretty fun.
At first I toyed with the idea of a daddy daycare, but let's face it: I am not one of those people who can deal with someone else's kids for eight to ten hours a day. Shit, after that amount with my own kids alone I want to go outside and scream at the top of my lungs half the time! Don't get me wrong, I love my kids. But let's be real, sometimes it can get frustrating. So, I changed my mind and thought, "Hmmm, maybe preschool, but in smaller doses than normal daycare/preschool." More like four hour preschool sessions, complete with music, art, story time, recess, games, and even snack time. I can only take on two or three kids plus my own. For four hours a day, I think I can handle it. A little bit of fun and games, and lots of learning. Hey, maybe that will be my slogan.
I don't know. I'm tired. It's 2:00AM right now... this is the only time I get to write. It's too hectic during the day with the kids and the new house to write! I've taken to using the digital recorder on my phone to start posts, but I never seem to get back to finishing them. Maybe now I will. Until next time, when I will hopefully be promoting my new endeavor...
ZD
At first I toyed with the idea of a daddy daycare, but let's face it: I am not one of those people who can deal with someone else's kids for eight to ten hours a day. Shit, after that amount with my own kids alone I want to go outside and scream at the top of my lungs half the time! Don't get me wrong, I love my kids. But let's be real, sometimes it can get frustrating. So, I changed my mind and thought, "Hmmm, maybe preschool, but in smaller doses than normal daycare/preschool." More like four hour preschool sessions, complete with music, art, story time, recess, games, and even snack time. I can only take on two or three kids plus my own. For four hours a day, I think I can handle it. A little bit of fun and games, and lots of learning. Hey, maybe that will be my slogan.
I don't know. I'm tired. It's 2:00AM right now... this is the only time I get to write. It's too hectic during the day with the kids and the new house to write! I've taken to using the digital recorder on my phone to start posts, but I never seem to get back to finishing them. Maybe now I will. Until next time, when I will hopefully be promoting my new endeavor...
ZD
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