Simple (HA!). Just as I make commitments to my family, I also make commitments to my professional and social life. So I meet friends for a beer and conversation or ALE meetings. I also have rejoined a wind orchestra to get some music performance back in my life.<br>
<br>My wife does similar (except she does pottery instead of ALE meetings - go figure....)<br><br>My kids are a tad older, but this has been a good thing for them. They see Mom and Dad as people not just care-givers for them.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/12/17 Marc Ferguson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marcferguson@gmail.com">marcferguson@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi,<br><br>I have a silly LIFE question and hopefully someone with the a similar scenario can help me out. I'm going to kind of open myself up - so be kind in your responses.<br><br>I am a web developer with an extreme love or linux and FOSS. I have three young kids all under the age of 4 and I'm married. I want to get involved in our user group and in the linux community. At some point I plan to learn Python so I can contribute to a project, but I need to figure out how can I get involved with our user group. I have all the meetings scheduled in Google Calendar, but I haven't been able to pull away from the family to attend one. I guess at some point I'll have to put my foot down, but I'm kind of a dedicated father/husband so my family's needs trump my own.<br>
<br>So far I blog about my own linux adventures (<a href="http://www.fergytech.com" target="_blank">www.fergytech.com</a>) and I listen to tons of linux podcasts (to keep myself in the loop). Thanks for any suggestions and I look forward to hearing your responses.<br>
<br clear="all">---<br>Marc F.<br><br>"Powered by Fedora, Driven by the Internet" -Marc F<br>"..Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come.." -Rev1:4<br>
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