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Temporal Alchemist

 Space.

It’s less the final frontier and more the unattainable aspect of life when you spend your weekends solo parenting. Space: The Unattainable Frontier. I have, again, felt pressed for time and unfit to do anything about it. Therefore, I have determined that I must develop a new invention, “A Temporal Alchemy Machine.” The Temporal Alchemy Machine will create time where there is no time. It will help the average person work one, two or three extra jobs, whatever they might need to solidify a more substantial and supportive income. It will allow people to produce more stable and beneficial relationships with their loved ones. It will allow you to play those games with your children while STILL finishing that very important contract with the extremely necessary client. You, yes you, will become harder, better, faster AND stronger.

In all seriousness though. I am struggling to find the time to do the things that I need to do and as my therapist has suggested, I’ve begun to steal time from elsewhere in order to do the things that I need to do to function. It just never occurred to me that some of the things that I do creatively are actually things that I “need” to do. However, how does one do any of the creative things that they want or yes, need, to do with a a conjoined four or seven year old……. I put no question mark there because it is 100% rhetorical. 

Since my wife and I split up nearly a year ago, my weekends have been almost entirely devoted to the needs of my children but I still manage to create here and there around the edges. But am I stealing time? Should I actually be focused on the entertainment and development of my children at all times? Is this like a dance that some people are just better at because they’ve worked on the muscle memory? I rather suspect that is the case. 

At any rate, here I sit. I need to make an extra $200 this weekend to make the check for preschool clear. It’s been a thing. Always borrowing from Peter to pay Paul. I have two commissions on my table that if I could finish them would make it, but the kids won’t let me get a minute in edge wise this week. Grant me strength, friends. 

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