Welcome to my blog! If you’re a working dad in product management, tech, or any other high-stress career, you already know the daily struggle—balancing product roadmaps, endless meetings, and kids who seem to have boundless energy (except when it’s actually time to get out of bed).

I started this blog to share my journey—the wins, the failures, and the moments where I question my life choices—while providing practical advice, brutally honest stories, and a good dose of dad humor for anyone trying to navigate career growth while raising tiny, chaotic humans.

This blog is for anyone looking for:

• A mix of middle-aged dad rants and unfiltered real talk

• Relatable struggles in both work and parenting

• How I attempt (and regularly fail) to balance work and family life

• Productivity tips for working parents—or at least survival strategies

• Time management hacks for busy dads who never actually have time

• Work-life balance advice for product managers, techies, and other overworked parents

• Random thoughts, because my brain jumps topics faster than my kids lose interest in new toys

If any of that resonates with you, stick around—you’re in good company!

The Reality of Being a Working Dad in Product Management

Product management is a fast-paced, high-responsibility job. You’re expected to be the bridge between engineering, design, marketing, and customers—all while driving business growth.

Now, add fatherhood into the mix. Suddenly, your day doesn’t just start with a morning standup.

Balancing both worlds isn’t easy. Some days, I feel like I’m winning. Other days, I feel like I’m dropping the ball on both sides.

This blog isn’t just a collection of middle-aged dad rants (though there will be plenty of those). My goal is to share real-life parenting fails, career lessons, and practical advice—all with a dose of humor—so you can feel a little less alone in the chaos of work and family life.

Here’s what I’ll be covering:

👨‍👦 Parenting Tips for Working Dads

• How to be present at home without tanking your career

• The struggle of raising kids while managing a demanding job

• Managing guilt when work takes over and your kid calls you by the babysitter’s name

⏳ My Professional Journey

• How I survived being a spectacularly unmotivated student

• My career path: from clueless to Product Director

• What’s next (besides more coffee and existential career questions)

💼 Career Growth Without Burnout

• How to set boundaries at work without derailing your career

• Remote work vs. office life: which one makes parenting easier (spoiler: neither)

• Is product management a good career for parents? (Or are we just good at juggling chaos?)

📊 Product Management Tips & Tools

• Must-have tools for product managers who also have to manage a family

• Prioritization frameworks that work at the office and at home

• Career advice for product managers trying to level up without burning out

Why This Matters

People talk about work-life balance like it’s some magical formula—just schedule better! The reality? It’s a never-ending juggling act of trial, error, and mild panic. This blog is about embracing the mess, laughing at the struggles, and finding ways to make it all work (kind of).

This blog will be a mix of real-world advice, hilarious parenting fails, and brutally honest stories about juggling career growth while raising kids—who, let’s be real, can be adorable one minute and infuriating the next. Whether you’re a new dad figuring out how to survive on zero sleep or a seasoned pro perfecting the art of ignoring tantrums, you’ll find actionable tips, relatable moments, and plenty of laughs along the way.