In early 2020, I was forced to work at home due to the quarantine caused by COVID-19. My daughter was just born that year, and I had just gotten a new job. It was a lot of change in my life. Working from home was a double edged sword. The positive: I got to be around my family more. The negative: I got to be around my family more. Not having time away from my wife in particular I feel like didn’t help our relationship too much as I really believe in “absence makes the heart fonder”. I got to see my wife 24/7 as my damn office was out in the living room. So whenever she was at the dining room table or playing with my daughter in the living room, I was always in her presence. Not ideal at all. I wished I could just go back to work in BSG’s dark ass, vampiric office space that had unlimited snacks. Ya know, to hide away from my wife and daughter, so that I could miss them. That’s good logic isn’t it. Becoming parents changes everything. Changes your relationship, dynamics, and priorities. In a good way, but it’s still a lot to handle.
