20 Truths Being a Work-From-Home Dad of a Toddler

It’s not all fun and games, but it’s still worth it.

Deciding to become a work-from-home freelancer is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life. Becoming a dad is another one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life.

Doing them both at the same time?

Let’s just say that it’s been instructional. Here are 21 truths I’ve come to accept:

1. You find yourself asking The Toddler “did you poop?” followed soon after by “did you poop again?” Oftentimes this is at the copy store or post office.

2. You prefer freelance jobs based in distant time zones so when you schedule phone calls or Skype meetings, your chances are improved that The Toddler is fast asleep and not likely to spit up on you in front of a client.

3. You have become super adept at doing 70% of your work on a smartphone thanks to various cloud platforms and child lock apps. The other parents in the doctor’s waiting room have no idea. They think you’re playing Words With Friends.

4. Speaking of smartphones, you learn how to child-lock it fast once you become the parent of The Toddler. There’s no way you’re ever again going to pay $119.99 for a year-long subscription to a Romanian language-learning…