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Hey Dads,Just felt the need to share how good I feel right now. Maybe to brag. Maybe to give hope to those dads struggling.My wife and I have had a good year. We managed several out of town trips with the kids, including bringing them to Chicago for an extended weekend and visiting the Field Museum. We even have managed some experiences of our own without the kids. Trips and experiences we never thought would happen, at least not for many more years yet. I feel blessed.For us, it hasn't been easy. We welcomed our first children, triplet girls, in 2020, and another girl shortly after in 2022. We didnt have a strong family network, so we have mostly been on our own. We spent a lot of time locked inside during the pandemic, and with 4 kids, 3 who have developmental delays from premature birth, it was a nightmare going anywhere for any length of time. But as they've grown and changed, we have found ourselves changing too. My wife returned to work this year. We survived my brief layoff at the start of the year. We've become more active members in our community and our kids' schools. We are more daring to commit to events and activities outside our comfort zones. Together we've worked on our health. Me especially since I was diagnosed suddenly with type 1 diabetes shortly after the birth of our 4th child. And collectively we've lost more than 250lbs.I feel really lucky for all that I have. I hope to share it with my friends and family this season, and share this story with you in hopes it brightens someone's holidays. Keep killing it out there Dads. And pray for me, because my wife is going away on a 6 day trip right before Christmas.
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