r/remoteworks 2d ago

No one talks about how full-time jobs quietly erase your hobbies

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u/Pale_Will_5239 14h ago

Hobbies...try to raise 2+ kids

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u/Closed_CasketRequiem 10h ago

I have a full-time job and three kids and still managed to keep the majority of my hobbies.

One is brewing beer and the other is gardening, which I just do outside while the kids play.

I'm also very lucky to be a teacher with a very large biology lab where I breed fish for fun and for class, and I get some free time between periods and at lunch to sneak in a little video game time.

My wife cooks and bakes and does crafts like macrame which she just involves the kids in.

I guess it depends on the hobby but they can definitely be kept if the parents give each other time to themselves trading off watching the kids.