Introductions

I'm usually not one to share ones feelings or get too deep in thought as I am a very private person.  Most of my friends don't know me as well as they should, and that is my fault not theirs.  A friend of mine (Sinian), knowing that I don't like to talk about personal things too much, suggested that I give writing a chance, so here we are. 

In order for this to work the way I am hoping it to, I am going to refrain myself from doing too much editing.  By doing that my hope is that I will be more open, honest and true to myself as well as everybody else. 

Now, you might be wondering why I named the blog the way I did.  SAHD is an acronym for Stay At Home Dad, which is my primary job and has been for the past 8 years.  If I am to be honest, the name has a double meaning, as at times I am "not a happy camper" (that is a favorite saying of my wife's).  I have two wonderful children, the oldest, my daughter, is 8 years old.  My son just turned 6 years old and is so much fun to be around.  I love seeing the world through his eyes.  I will not mention their names here, if only to protect their privacy, and perhaps a bit of my own (I didn't say this would be easy). 

Being a stay at home parent is not as easy as people think, and definitely harder than I ever imagined.  Sure I knew I would be taking care of their every needs at first, as well as maintaining our place of residence, but no one tells you about all the frustrations and metal stress being a stay at home parent entails.  It is for the latter reasons that I decided to write here.

In the coming days, weeks, and months I plan on delving into the good times as well as the bad times that come up in every day life around here.  Besides writing to try and help myself, I hope that I am able to help others who may read this.  Please continue to check back and see how things are going.

~Michael