Saturday, July 31, 2010

What's a guy to do

I didn't used to be a stay at home dad. I used to be a dad that never saw his kids cause he's always at work. A little while ago, my employers decided to fuck me in the ass. Wasn't the first time, or the last, and they figured that I'd go along with it (which I did) because they paid me enough that I couldn't afford to quit. You see I've got three young kids, and their mom (herein refered to as "the wife") was out of work.  So I, being pretty burnt out at the job, and at the dreaded point where I can't get paid any more doing what I did where I did it, and being stuck indefinitely on the graveyard shift, looked for a way out. I signed up at the local community college, took some classes (even tried to get work to pay for it), intent on getting a certification in motorcycle and power equipment service. My idea (inspired a bit by a neighbor of mine) was to do the shitty j-o-b while spending my days and off nights working on peoples bikes, atvs, snowmobiles, mowers, tractors, trimmers, whatever. Make a little extra cash, and maybe build enough business that I could stop working at the damned place where I'd been spending all my time.
Well, plans have a habit, it seems, of being changed. Soon before I finished my classes, the wife and I took a trip to visit her folks at their new place. While there, the wife, always thinking, managed to score an impromptu job interview, and subsequently land a job. We'd been home about two days when the company called the wife and offered her a gig, and offered to pay her damn near (REAL DAMN NEAR) twice what I was making.
So the call was made, I put in for a transfer, the wife packed up the kids and moved out, and I finished school, packed up and sold the house. Now, my transfer never happened. So I hustled and landed a job at a local bike dealership. I made just enough to cover the day care for my kids (barely), and ended up taking a lot of time off really soon (always a big risk). So that job didn't last long. But, luckily for me, a few other people who I'd offered my services to had started to ask me if I could come do some PT or contract work for them on my off time.
So here I am now, a stay at home dad, hustling after hours on anything that comes along. My "Business" is just getting started, so there's not much news just now. But I offer my exploits for your amusement.

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