Missing the family

**BrilloPad** · 24 July 2009, 06:32

Its hard when whatever you do it feels you are doing wrong!

Best of luck

**Wilmslow** · 24 July 2009, 06:44

Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

Not even a rant. Pathetic waving emotion needed.

I mentioned to the wife that during this climate, having billable work is awesome. Being able to make it home at weekends is also awesome. She is no fool, and accepts this.

I have 3 boys. Boy#1 = 5 on the 6th August.
Boy#2 = 2 on the 21/3/2009
Boy#3 = 3 weeks old

As this is most likely my last child, I am missing out on my last baby. :sadface

Last night I was awake three times, due to missing boy #2. I obviously miss boys #1-3 all the time, but last night I could not stop worrying about boy#2. I was told this morning that boy#2 kept waking and asking for daddy.

**** this life, I mean **** it. Why can't the world just go and sort iitself so I can get home at night.

Reality check - if you want to be company man at local firm tou get home every night.

If you want to be a contractor, this means chasing the dollar, wherever that is.

are you motivated by money, or family? If both, what is the most important to you?

Sounds like family is now the priority, so why not consider anything local and get back to contracting once family life settles down?

**Board Game Geek** · 24 July 2009, 07:04

Contracting will always be there, in one form or another.

Unfortunately, you cannot say the same thing about your loved ones, for various reasons (accidents, diseases, etc), and once they are gone, they are gone.

Best of luck with your choice !

**cojak** · 24 July 2009, 07:19

Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post

Reality check - if you want to be company man at local firm tou get home every night.

If you want to be a contractor, this means chasing the dollar, wherever that is.

are you motivated by money, or family? If both, what is the most important to you?

Sounds like family is now the priority, so why not consider anything local and get back to contracting once family life settles down?

Goodness Wilmslow!

Good advise, that...

**BrilloPad** · 24 July 2009, 07:23

Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post

Reality check - if you want to be company man at local firm tou get home every night.

If you want to be a contractor, this means chasing the dollar, wherever that is.

are you motivated by money, or family? If both, what is the most important to you?

Sounds like family is now the priority, so why not consider anything local and get back to contracting once family life settles down?

I take it you dont have kids?

They are f**king expensive! You can skimp but most want the best things for their kids.

Damned whatever you do.......

**weemster** · 24 July 2009, 07:27

Feel very sorry for you, how long have you been in the game and of that time how long have you been in daily commutable distance from home ?

**Menelaus** · 24 July 2009, 07:30

Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

Not even a rant. Pathetic waving emotion needed.

I mentioned to the wife that during this climate, having billable work is awesome. Being able to make it home at weekends is also awesome. She is no fool, and accepts this.

I have 3 boys. Boy#1 = 5 on the 6th August.
Boy#2 = 2 on the 21/3/2009
Boy#3 = 3 weeks old

As this is most likely my last child, I am missing out on my last baby. :sadface

Last night I was awake three times, due to missing boy #2. I obviously miss boys #1-3 all the time, but last night I could not stop worrying about boy#2. I was told this morning that boy#2 kept waking and asking for daddy.

**** this life, I mean **** it. Why can't the world just go and sort iitself so I can get home at night.

Good luck SY01 fella.

**Pogle** · 24 July 2009, 07:33

I have no helpful advice (no change there then!), but I sympathise, I miss my family too and my moggies and my piggies

**suityou01** · 24 July 2009, 07:34

Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

I take it you dont have kids?

They are f**king expensive! You can skimp but most want the best things for their kids.

Damned whatever you do.......

I don't know if anyone knows this, but even if I wanted a local permy gig, there isn't one. Everyone is chasing the dollar at the moment. Even benched permies are trying to get permie/contracts.

Family is most important. As my wife says, she would be happy with us living in a cardbord box, as long as we are all together. The butler agrees.

Missing the family