Just Another Day At The Office (in Central Park)

Being a stay at home dad in NYC is not always easy, but I had two hours of pure enjoyment in Central Park yesterday...so the job does come with it's perks. Our NYC Dads Group settled down by the Great Lawn to do our weekly thing - discuss what's new with our kids, welcome new members, catch up with the usual crew, roll out the blankets for the kids to move around, and chow down on our bagged lunches (+ cookies prepared by 'Jeff the Chef' was a bonus). There is something about the peace and tranquility of being in the middle of the park during a weekday, that puts all of life's challenges aside for a little while.

I know my son enjoys the interaction with the other kids as much as I enjoy the camaraderie of hanging with the dads in the group. I look forward to my job of consistently meeting up with the NYC Dads Group every week. It is amazing that my job yesterday was to be in Central Park for two hours spending quality time with my son. Sure, it is not the job I am "paid" to do, but it is the job I want to do.

I look forward to heading downtown to Battery Park with the dads group next week for another NYC parks experience with our little ones!

As an aside, yesterday, our group was visited by a reporter with WFUV Radio (90.7 FM), an NPR station based out of Fordham University in the Bronx. For their weekly news and public affairs show, Cityscape, they're doing a June Father's Day show on stay at home dads. They interviewed several of the dads from the Meetup group and are set to air the segment on Saturday, June 20th. Keep an ear out for it.