Freelance Freedom #102

Oh the joys of not knowing when you’ll get your next paycheck…maybe he can be a stay at home dad.

Zing!

Ha! That’s so true. Being prego is so great though…. our baby is just beginning to have dance parties and karate lessons… inside the womb.

Congratulations!

Hahahha ouch.

I know that feeling

I didn’t have such situations yet.

I think what he was trying to say us, that we should be careful

Mazal tov!

This seems vaguely familiar … reminds me of a conversation my wife & I had … about 9 months ago.

Currently feeding one of my new twin daughters, while simultaneously typing one-handed, trying to apply a patch to a client’s server.

Alright! I didn’t know if this was a joke at first but then I figured out there was no punchline and it must be true. Congrats

Hmm, why is she so happy?! This experience obviously doesn’t exist in my world.

Talk about a side project!

Well, you could have woken up to bad news.

I haven’t experienced the feeling myself, however, Its something I think that is coming our way real soon… and I think that is what my face is going to look like when it happens…

Congrats NC!

haha nice

Yeah, that’s about how it went down for me. Scary stuff, but two years later I’ve got the coolest son ever!

OMG!

Congrats!

Stay-at-home-dads are the best!

Definitely one of the perks of freelancing–no daycare bills!

Now, THIS ONE never happenned to me o.O

Kendall — from experience I will tell you this: biggest. misconception. ever.

I had that conversation 9 months ago…We are having our second girl on Monday!!!! Obviously I am looking for more work…

Wow congrats NC… a scary moment I’m sure, but well worth it in the long-run.

Congrats NC – I had my first son Noa a month ago – good luck finding a name !

And when plates start flying remember: it’s not that she’s mad at you, she’s just mad.

Wishing you both a happy pregnancy !

WOW Congrats NC!! I bet your face looks at that moment was priceless!

congratulations!! it’s a juggle, but freelancing and child raising is a perfect mix for me . . . 8.5 years and 2 kids. you are blessed!

Panel 4: “Didn’t you just pee on that stick that you’re bringing into my bed?”
j/k

It was four weeks after the birth of our first daughter Noel that I walked out of my corporate job for the last day. It’s been 10 months since then and worth that decision. I haven’t yet made what my salary was but am building a business and have had countless memories of time with my family. I’ve been able to experience moments in my daughters life such as the first time she rolled over and crawled. In short it’s been an incredible blessing and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

No the fourth panel is me wondering if the baby with be a freelance designer or developer.

Congrats. Now you get to work at home, with something crying all day. You can forget about those long stretches of just working. Hope you can juggle. Since I am sure that the economics of the situation would keep most people from using daycare. Unless you can pay them in websites. My advice is to get a reliable babysitter who can come for an hour or two in the middle of the day. Kind of a relief pitcher so that you can get work done.

Agree with you on the relief pitcher idea, Kate. And another bit of advice: Never forget that you’re still married. My parents went out on date nights and left me with some super-cool babysitters. I’ll never forget how one sitter brought a book of paintings that depicted space travel. I was FASCINATED.

having kids and freelancing is great. i didn’t start the freelance life until my eldest was 2 (he’s 14 now,) and i gotta tell you – freelancing is a much better way to be a dad…

it’s a change, but it’s an awesome one. you’ll get a lot of inspiration from the little buggers.

you WILL be distracted. you WILL be sucked away at the worst possible moments. but – that’s only work. kids are much bigger, much better and much more important than work. and a helluva lot more fun!

(i think i might go jump on the trampoline with the 2 little ones now…)

Wohoo! Time to upgrade your skillset! Multi-tasking is gonna take on a whole new meaning! Congrats 2 you both!

Wow is this true!! CONGRATS!!!! If anything, it will make for some interesting comics

I take it that the freelance freedom will now have the perspective of a parenting freelancer?

LOL by the looks of it, its no good news

this strip should be called now freelance “freedom” rofl, congrats man

funny, i’m the freelancer AND the mom. I was mom first, but the freelancing definitely helps with availability. I also homeschool. it’s no wonder my posted “hours of operation” are noon to 6