[Part 17] I Couldn't Look My Wife in the Eyes on Her First Day Back
[Series #17] I Couldn't Look My Wife in the Eyes on Her First Day Back A Working Dad's Survival Story in the Age of AI · Series #17 · Holding on is a strategy. But you can't do it alone. I want to share a story about my late mother-in-law. I love spicy food. She knew that. So whenever she made stir-fried anchovies, she always made two versions — one with dried chili peppers, one without. That was the kind of person she was. She took care of her son-in-law better than her own children. One day, she said something quietly. "Shouldn't you let your wife rest now?" At the time, our first child was three years old. Our second had just been born. My wife had three months of maternity leave, and then she was expected to go straight back to work. My response was simple. "Things are a bit tight right now." They say men are slow to grow up. I was. I wasn't thinking about it at all. I just assumed that was how life worked. By the time I'...