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Dear parents in tech,
Have you ever felt different from the other parents because you work in tech?
(I know this is a pretty open question. Shoot whatever your thoughts are!)
Jan 30 at 9:53pmWeb
Show threadCoralie MercierJan 30
@misprintedtype yes! And as a result I keep very quiet around others if I can. The gap between what they perceive or how they understand, and what I understand is abysmal. I can’t fathom even how I might explain, where to start, how much there is of misconceptions to undo. 🫣
Show threadChris EnnsJan 31

@misprintedtype I’m tech adjacent in podcast editing (of tech podcasts) and I feel like a weirdo most of the time when I have to answer what I do for a living.

More so when they ask if they’d recognize any podcasts I work on… uh do you like CSS? 😝

Show threadcedmaxJan 31

@misprintedtype not until lately: since I started degoogling myself on ethical, non technical grounds, I thought I’d be comfortable in mentioning it (in the right context).

Boy, was I wrong: every time I touched the subject I felt like wearing a thick tin foil hat. People were genuinely looking at me like a panda in a zoo. And I promise, I’m not particularly hardcore: I’m not self hosting my email or such. (I mean, I have an home lab, but I hardly talk about that to normies 😬)

Show threadcedmaxJan 31
@misprintedtype it’s not really relevant to being a parent per se, but the few times that happened, it was in that social circle. The other bit, according to my children, is that I play more videogames than the average dad, I’m more aware of memes and net first cultural references, but I’m also more annoying about screen time, for example
Show threadKatie Sylor-MillerJan 31
@cedmax @misprintedtype my experience is literally the same on all counts - except my kids tell me I’m the *only* mom that plays video games. The normie parents think I’m crazy when I go on about low screen time, no social media, no YouTube unless I approve the creator, and we waited till 8th grade for phones, etc.
Show threadFalk Heiland 🇺🇦 🇪🇺Jan 31
@misprintedtype no. nobody cares, really.
Show threadLaura KishimotoJan 31

@misprintedtype Not really. I think we're all too focused on the common topics about being parents.

I think it helps that I have lots of work friends who have kids, so there are multiple parenting communities that I can engage with on different levels.

Show threadAndreas, DJ3EI, he/himFeb 1

When my kids were small some 25 years ago, I chose to reject otherwise interesting software development career options that would have required me to often not be home on weekdays.

Instead, I took most breakfasts and most evening meals together with my family.

25 years later, I'm both glad and proud I did it that way.

That said, I did less parenting than I would have liked to. Back then, working part-time wasn't available commonly.

@misprintedtype

Show threadEvan MosesFeb 2
@misprintedtype @phildini No. But I live in San Francisco so I’m not in a minority when I hang out with other parents.