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I have a little boy who just turned 7 months old yesterday. I spent a good part of the night in the emergency room because he had uncontrolled vomiting.

It's definitely a trip, but I love it. Starting a business around it is hard. I applied to YC, but I'm fairly confident I won't get in because I can't live in California for 3 months.

Contrary to what some other people on here have said, I've actually found more time to work on side projects and my startup. If my son wakes up at 330 and wants food, I'll just stay up then and I have a good 3 hours of uninterrupted work time (he'll usually go back to sleep after the bottle).

Having a little boy motivates me much more than not having one. I want to build a successful company that makes me independently wealthy so at some point, I can spend my time with him and the rest of my family.

I also enjoy being young and having a son (I'm 26). I'll be 43 when he goes to college, which means I'll be young enough I could do another startup then.

>I want to build a successful company that makes me independently wealthy so at some point, I can spend my time with him and the rest of my family.

Sorry for being cynical but this really sounds like a cheap excuse to justify why you cannot spend time with your baby now. I have a 9 monhts old myself and it's pretty obvious that he prefers having a present dad around right now, rather than a possibly wealthy dad in 20 years.

It reminds me of: http://tiki.oneworld.net/sustain/tourist.html

In the version I read, before finding this one, it talked about playing with the kids, sleeping with the wife and drinking and playing guitar with friends instead of laying in the sun.

And here's the original:

http://www.uni-flensburg.de/asta/pol_kultur_anekdote.htm [DE]

> Having a little boy motivates me much more than not having one. I want to build a successful company that makes me independently wealthy so at some point, I can spend my time with him and the rest of my family.

That's an admirable goal but don't sacrifice too much of your time with the family now chasing after the dream of time with your family later.

Well, that's another reason for wanting my own company: I'm my own boss. I no longer have to get PTO approved, and report to a boss. If I want to play hooky for a day and spend time with him, I can easily do that if I'm independent; not so much if I have a 9-5.

completely agree; they only grow up once.

ALERT: "so at some point, I can spend my time with him and the rest of my family"

They need you now dude. I know you probably didn't mean it the way it came out, but that's not the right approach.

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