Being a Father and a Farmer can be a struggle - Time

The struggles of being a farmer and a father of 2 children are real. I am the stay at home parent while my wife @stryeyz pays our bills by working a regular job. There are a whole list of projects, chores, cleanups, etc. that all need to be accomplished, yet the one thing I seem to be unable to do is just that, finish a task completely. Everything I do ends up in mid stream due to the demands of the boys.

These feel like they are all standard parent things to go through so I don't want to whine about it, more think out loud. For the most part the youngest (8 months) is a very happy boy aside from the teething screams. The older (3 1/2 years) boy is in the testing boundaries phase and is constantly talking back and being defiant. Typical 3 1/2 year old boy I think.

My biggest struggle is the time management and task management that are limiting my ability to complete a project. Every time I start working on one of my list items I will get approximately a 1 hour stretch, then it is broken by the needs of the kids. I am fairly productive despite this, it just seems to sap my enthusiasm sometimes, which can lead to a decline in productivity. Most of my longer periods of time to work are when @stryeyz is off work on weekends and is watching the boys.

I feel like I'm wrestling time and I get breaks between rounds to work.

But it is still worth it as the boys get to grow up in this and know where their food comes from. They have their hands in the dirt and super strong immune systems.
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Thanks for reading my bit.


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