Working 40 hours can be tough. I think it is about a finding a setup that can work for you. Here's how I set it up to work for me (I work more than 40, so some of this is just so I don't die). Maybe there's something in there you can try out.
I work with family so I can double up work/family time
I work from home so I don't have to commute and I can pause to see my kids off to/come home from school
My husband does not work so I see him throughout the day and he takes care of household chores
I let my kids play in my office when I'm working (even on conference calls)
I like my job and coworkers
I take naps on the weekend
I have given up on hobbies outside of what my kids like
I get up at 4am and start work most days by 5am to ensure I have evenings with my family
Do they want to stay in business? Great! Figure it out - this is part of the cost of doing business.
Climbs on soapbox I cannot stand it when business leaders won't do the hard work to run their businessea properly. They are greedy and lazy and this is the market's hand slapping them around.
Your awkward/repulsive stage will pass. In the meantime, here’s what you need to do: worry less about getting your young teenage self laid and start thinking about getting your 18- or 20-year-old self laid. Join a gym and get yourself a body that girls will find irresistible, read—read books—so that you’ll have something to say to girls (the best way to make girls think you’re interesting is to actually be interesting), and get out of the house and do shit—political shit, sporty shit, arty shit—so that you’ll meet different kinds of girls in different kinds of settings and become comfortable talking with them.
It is much easier to talk to someone when you have something to talk about.
I heard shaving cream can damage car paint. It would be a real bummer if someone had a shaving cream fight near a dealership and some of it got on the cars to sit overnight.
Yeah, in America everyone DOES whatever they want, society DID break down, it's terrible, and it's great! You only look out for number one, scream at whoever disagrees with you, there are no bees because they all died, and if you need surgery you just beg for money on the Internet! It's the perfect system!"
Laptop computer. I used to travel for work and got used to working without a keyboard and mouse, and sometimes working without a desk and chair (consulting is classy!).
I'm a parent and do not agree with this approach. Everyone should behave in public - and kids should practice so they can learn. At home, my kids get to behave like animals and we do things where they can behave like kids, like trampoline park, zoo, the arcade, etc. When we are out at places where the kids should behave, we bring them iPads and headphones so they are able to make it through the activity. But it is just rude to let your kid intrude and ruin a dinner, museum, movie, etc for others.
It's both.