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Same here. Working slave hours with a newborn is the single most damaging thing that has ever happened to me-- and I have had MRSA, a serious head injury, been separated, and died once before in an accident, and had a serious head injury (snicker).

I was working 12-14 hours a day and coming home to take care of my wife, and then the wife and a baby. Two hours of sleep a night was a godsend. After a year of this, I was toast. Mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually.

If I may ask-- what are you doing for work now? I have not yet answered this question.




I'm still programming, but I now work for a company that encourages proper work/life balance. It was one of the things that most attracted me to them.




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