I have completed my one year break from the computer. Although technically it won't be a year until March 14th I figure I'm close enough (for reasons you'll see in an upcoming post).
My primary objective was to be fully present to my new son. To this end the sabbatical was a resounding success! I truly feel I know my new son more deeply, and am closer to him that if I had been in absent-minded-professor mode.
I must confess however that I was not as strict as I originally envisioned. As the months went by I convinced myself that general purpose internet surfing was okay. I did, however, maintain the will power to stay away from "neat" computery topics and instead just do facebook, email, and read about rock climbing. Its not too regrettable because I limited this computer usage to when he was asleep or otherwise occupied.
Honestly, the demands of both time and energy of parenthood has left little time for anything else in my life. Parenthood changes your life! As it well should. I think these early years of parenthood will continue to be a sort of forced break. Only now, I'll allow myself to spend my precious little free time on computer projects.
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