I'm not really sure

Driving a truck is like having two wives.
But the truck is the second wife, the main one is at home while you’re out working, remember or realize what she’s going through as well.
Come by the house, the truck will still be there ready to go later, to long on the truck you could lose the real wife, and you may not realize what you’ve lost until it’s to late.

 

I'm changing my vote from, "Yes" to..."Get your head checked."

 

The bullet in the head was not meant as literally, I was figuratively speaking..

The rest I can’t help you with, perhaps you should see a therapist before you blow up your life.

Always try to give more (not material bs) to your kids than you got so every generation rises higher. If you didn’t get love from your parents then that should motivate you to give love to your kids. If you didn’t get offered a formal education then offer it to your children. Break the cycle.

 

Doesn’t work that way at all. There is no true replacement in a child’s life for his father. Period. Lazy, selfish, lackadaisical parenting has contributed massively to the slide into degeneracy that society is currently experiencing.

 

You're 100% right.
I was being facetious with my post.

 

I’m kind of scratching my head on how to even try to reply to this one, didn’t you just have a thread on here a couple of days or a week ago asking the same question with different words? Seriously man, you need to give your self an honest self evaluation. You come on here to an open forum, asking opinions, and I’m gonna give you mine. You’re very selfish to even be feeling that what you think you enjoy (you have not driven nearly long enough to truly love it, it’s new, exciting, and an adventure currently. There is a possibility that will change in the future, and if you walked out on everything you used to love, why should they take you back when you said you’re tired with this phase of your life?)has a much higher priority in life than the wife YOU chose, (how does it look to her when you say that you would prefer to not see her for perhaps months at a time? I realize, every relationship is different, and some work better long distance, I do realize that. But I think you should honestly evaluate all of your motives. because if what I can read on these posts tells me anything, you’re not very loyal to her.) Same goes for this child that God gave you. He was not an accident, he is a blessing, far more than a way of passing on your DNA. If you are so anti offspring, they have a snip for that. You don’t have to accept that now, but if you make it to 80, and are crippled, if you took the time when he was young to make him feel loved, needed, and accepted, he will likely be there to help take care of you. You duck out on him now, expect him to do the same to you. I wouldn’t blame him at all, if you keep up on your current trajectory. I pity your wife, it must be difficult to try to relate to somebody that has no thought for anything or anyone but himself. My wife and I have four children, and I know firsthand how a woman’s hormones change after childbirth. You may think she is fine, normal, and everything is awesome, but believe me, she needs you there for stability, and just to feel your love. (If you have any) for her. If you do not have loyalty to her strong enough to see why it is necessary for you to be there for her, with her, and your son, through this important stage of your life, you’d be better off with a blowup doll. And she’d be better off without you. The Bragging about being lazy thing kind of went over my head, so I guess I won’t say a whole lot about that. Other than you are proving it by avoiding your responsibility at home. As far as the dog, my wife and I breed GSDs, and yes, they are a very active breed, that needs room to run. I’m not saying that he would never be happy riding in a truck, our male loves to go away, and he’ll ride around for hours, happily. That being said, even though he’s laying there apparently happy, and sleeping while you drive, does not mean that he does not thoroughly miss getting out to run. And he has no way of telling you that. I will repeat what has been said before, MAN UP!!! You are plumb unthoughtful of your wife and her wellbeing, you are not at all respectful of your parents age, and you need to address your own issues. I can’t and won’t tell you what you want to hear, because YOU ARE WRONG. I also won’t say nearly everything I think on the subject, because I hope for your sake this thread runs long enough to actually do you some good. PS, congratulations on cleaning up certain parts of your act, keep that roll going!

 

I thought so, just further clarified it! OP needs all the help he can get!

 

Ummmmm.....not sure where to go here. I really just took your post as simply liking the OTR lifestyle better than local. I'm in that same boat as well. I do prefer the road to home. That's what I think you're saying. Im assuming you're still handling your business as a husband and father, those are obligations. If you're still taking care of your business, providing as much as possible, and being a rock for your family, then you're not wrong in how you feel. You don't too much like the structure of "normal life," and
I somewhat get that. You may not connect with everyone else philosophically, so therefore you don't feel liberated and free.

Now......if you're going out on the road to abandon your family and your responsibilities, then that's when I would vote to get your head checked. I personally am not a fan of the home life, but I'm never going to abandon my wife and children. Im always available for them. Its difficult to raise a family from the road, but doable. I'm out here not solely for my pleasure, because thats secondary. Im sacrificing the "normal life" so they can be stable. I don't feel like I'm missing that much in the "normal life" so the sacrifice is easy. I'm trying to make sure I understand you properly so these guys don't wrongfully kill you here, they can be some vultures. It's ok to love your dog, and I can admire that but your wife and child is gonna be around a lot longer than your dog will be. Now that you're a family man, your pleasures all come secondary. Just make sure you keep everything in perspective.

 

I hear ya! I cast my vote & I'm with the majority. Looks like there's at least one person on his side...for now.