If you’re here, you know what we’re talking about…stress! Specifically, the stress that comes along with being a dad. Why else would you wind up on a url named dadstress.com? There are a lot of ups and downs which come along with parenting, and this is a place to get into the ugly details of what it means to be a dad these days. Of course, this is just my opinion on things, but maybe you’d like to stick around and see if any of this rings true for you as well. 

When I think of my kids, and what it means to be a dad, I have a lot of complex feelings. On some days, I don’t even know how I got here, or remember what it was like pre kids. I dread the next game, play date, question, or school event just because it’s all so much to handle. I have three boys, and it is just non-stop.  Other days, I can’t be happier as I watch them with some new achievement. Which one of those will tomorrow bring? It’s too hard to predict.

Honestly, I’m confused by my own feelings on all of this, so this blog will help serve as a place to vent it all out. I’m sure I’m not alone in all of this, so I may as well do some unscientific self help by putting it down in words. I plan on covering topics which any stressed out dad can relate to, including the guilt that comes with not wanting to see your kids for a while because you just want some alone time.  You see, I’m not one of those TV dads who thinks everything is magical. There are days where I just really want to not have to deal with them, and I’m sure I’ll get into those moments as I write more.

Is this pointless? Maybe. Probably. I don’t really know. I’ll write, I’ll vent, I’ll share some stuff which is hard to talk about openly with most people I know. I’m not sure what to expect with all of this, so I’ll treat it just like my experience becoming a dad. I didn’t know what to expect then either. I just knew I had to show up and take the first terrifying step. Let’s see where this goes. My name is Jay, and I’ve got nothing but dad stress. Do you too?