A pop-up conversation about having a job. And kids. At the same time.
Pregnancy and startups
I’m currently 29 weeks pregnant with our second child. In the tech world where startups attract newly graduated CS students with ping-pong…, free beer, and late-night hackathons, and shows like Silicon Valley glorify a hacker-house culture with almost all young socially awkward guys with zero attachments or non-work responsibilities, my increasingly large belly stands out like sore thumb. I’ve been pregnant both times while working at Medium. Here are some thoughts I jotted down about how this whole pregnancy and startup thing has worked for me.
Jean HsuSep 13, 2015
Late, and in Limbo
when baby is overdue, what’s a working dad to do?Pregnancy is hard. So I’m told. I’m a guy. [I know more about it than most because of my wife’s chosen profession.] It gets harder toward the end. And when you’ve passed the expected conclusion it feels like running a marathon, hitting 26.19 miles, with the finish line continuing to move out of reach. 26.4, 26.7, 27.1…..? ¶ While mom experiences something we men will never come close to understanding, there are a few shared anxieties.
Gabe KleinmanSep 28, 2015