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re: Possible life changing decision on the horizon
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:22 pm to Austin Cajun
Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:22 pm to Austin Cajun
First, see if chicken would give you a name change
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Posted on 3/5/15 at 5:56 pm to Austin Cajun
You may not be a religious person but if you are pray about it. Problem solved.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:00 pm to reginaphilange
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At the end of your life, I don't think you would ever look back and say "I so should've taken that job and spent less time with my son." However, I'm pretty sure you could easily wish the opposite if it were true.
And this is exactly why I typed what I typed earlier:
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Your highest priorities are your health and your home life. Work should be your third priority.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:05 pm to Austin Cajun
This is not a joke.
But watch this video and your decision should be much easier
LINK
ETA: I wasted my 10,000th post on this thread. That's how serious I am
Super serious
But watch this video and your decision should be much easier
LINK
ETA: I wasted my 10,000th post on this thread. That's how serious I am
Super serious
This post was edited on 3/5/15 at 6:06 pm
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:08 pm to Austin Cajun
Take the job. That's what I'd do.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:15 pm to Austin Cajun
You'll always have a kid but if you pass up this job opportunity, it may never come back.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:20 pm to TigerHam85
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Bail on the kid! YOLO
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:28 pm to Austin Cajun
From someone in nearly an identical situation I can understand exactly why you are contemplating this. If you can truly put yourself in an exponentially better spot in 1 or two years by being in houston yet still retain a fully functional relationship with your son it would be irresponsible not to take the job. It is an investment in both of your futures. I have been doing this since my daughter was born. I was not even in a relationship with the child's mother and had little to no opportunity where she lived. I will be moving back near my daughter not to long after her 3rd bday possibly being in a position where I can be comfortable and stable for life. No one would ever be able to convince me what i did was wrong.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:40 pm to Austin Cajun
With the constantly changing job market in todays society, that job may not last
But your kid will be yours forever
Never abandon your kid
But your kid will be yours forever
Never abandon your kid
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:43 pm to League Champs
Where is all this abandon kid shite coming from?
Posted on 3/5/15 at 6:59 pm to Austin Cajun
My dad traveled pretty much my entire childhood. In fact, he lived in Philadelphia Mon - Fri for three years.
He did it so I could have a good education and nice things. He wasn't there for some stuff, but I never held that against him at any point. To me, it was completely normal. I still think it's weird when people say they don't want to take a really good opportunity because they don't want to be away from home. Hell, this could be your chance to generate enough cash so you can retire early. That's huge.
At any rate, I think you can explain it to your son. Sure, it isn't ideal, but he'll understand.
He did it so I could have a good education and nice things. He wasn't there for some stuff, but I never held that against him at any point. To me, it was completely normal. I still think it's weird when people say they don't want to take a really good opportunity because they don't want to be away from home. Hell, this could be your chance to generate enough cash so you can retire early. That's huge.
At any rate, I think you can explain it to your son. Sure, it isn't ideal, but he'll understand.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 6:26 am to FinleyStreet
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Hell, this could be your chance to generate enough cash so you can retire early. That's huge.
Father of the year candidate here..."screw you, kid...i gots to get mine"
Posted on 3/6/15 at 6:31 am to Austin Cajun
The most important job you have or will ever have is being a father. There are plenty of career opportunities in Austin. This isn't a decision, I'MO.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 6:40 am to Austin Cajun
I'm in healthcare too and have moved several times. All of them have been a couple of hours from my son who lives with his mom in BR. We have a great relationship and talk on the phone several times a day. 3 hours is nothing to drive to go to dinner with him whenever he wants. Matter of fact, I'm headed to BR today to get him!!! What kind of healthcare job?
Posted on 3/6/15 at 7:49 am to Austin Cajun
Finding a way to be a good father means making the right decision. No one can tell you what that is now. Honestly, splitting the distance is probably your best option from an outside perspective, but we don't know if that works or not.
Edit: If it read wrong, it's a little early to be writing narrative on father-son relationships.
Edit: If it read wrong, it's a little early to be writing narrative on father-son relationships.
This post was edited on 3/6/15 at 8:10 am
Posted on 3/6/15 at 7:58 am to Freauxzen
This is exactly how your post reads to me.
Posted on 3/6/15 at 8:01 am to Enadious
So much truth in so few words. 
Posted on 3/6/15 at 8:08 am to Oates Mustache
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This is exactly how your post reads to me.
not even close. You don't know my story. And maybe my post reads that way because it's a little over emotional, but seriously, even today my dad and I take trips with just the two of us, talk 3-4 times a week, etc. There's no "we'll get together soon.." and never do. He always creatively found time when I was a kid, and we still find time now. And I live 1,800 miles away.Posted on 3/6/15 at 8:12 am to tigerspot50
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3 hours is nothing to drive to go to dinner with him whenever he wants.
Let's be realistic. 6 hours in one day in a car just for an hour dinner?
That's not "nothing"..
Posted on 3/6/15 at 8:42 am to Sir Drinksalot
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You don't know my story. And maybe my post reads that way because it's a little over emotional, but seriously, even today my dad and I take trips with just the two of us, talk 3-4 times a week, etc. There's no "we'll get together soon.." and never do. He always creatively found time when I was a kid, and we still find time now. And I live 1,800 miles away.
You act like your situation is the norm. It's not. Yet, you are advocating a position for someone else as if his experience will mirror yours. That's like saying drunk driving is fine because you've never hurt anyone. You need to recognize that a vast, vast majority of these situations result in extraordinarily strained relationships and resentment.
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