One of the lost opportunities in learning and life is not sharing enough about ourselves. I wear a few different hats: husband, father and assistant principal being the main three. These are the things that I wish people knew about me broken down over three blog posts, one on each of the three main hats I wear. The second post, Jeff Lahey, Husband.
I wish people knew that this will be the most difficult post I ever write. It will highlight my shortcomings but will hopefully lead to growth. I wish people knew that this is most important hat I wear. I'm hardly one to write the book on being a great husband but the first step is recognizing what is important. The other two hats only exist because of the love and support I get from my spouse. I sometimes get too wrapped up in my work and spend entirely too many hours on things that could probably wait. Work-life balance is something I have always struggled with. I wish people knew that I truly believe I married out of my league. I am forever grateful to my wife for allowing me to spend the last 10+ years with her. I could not and would not be where I am today without her support. I wish people knew that as much as I like to give of myself to others, my wife does not receive near as much of this as she should. I can get very self-centered and impatient when I come home at the end of the day. I would say that I hope she knows how much I care about her but hope is not much of a plan. I wish people knew that I am going to do better as a husband. That's the beauty of blogging. You can put it out there and now you're accountable to it. I wish more people I knew would try it.
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Jami Sauls
11/6/2017 12:09:38 pm
Love this. A great reminder for me to continue working on balance for my life. I fear my family gets neglected far too much.
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