I'm a single dad of 3. Here's how I take care of my kids, my job, and my mental health.

"My mornings start at 6:30 a.m., unless one of my kids comes to my room before I'm up. Those early hours are filled with getting them dressed, brushing hair, brushing teeth, and applying sunscreen in the summer. I raise my three kids here in Seattle. My oldest two daughters are in school, while my son is still in preschool until next year. Each morning is a race against the clock, packing their lunches and getting them down to the bus stop."

"I want my kids to get everything they would get from a two-parent household - I never want the bare minimum for them. This means a strict work-life balance. Piano recitals, morning drop-offs, and showing up for class parties are some ways I show up for my kids during work. I'm a full-time parent, every hour of the day, since my divorce during the pandemic."

Daniel Medved, 33, is a single father of three in Seattle who works full-time as a senior product marketing manager at a tech company. He wakes at 6:30 a.m. to dress and prepare his children, manage lunches, and get them to the bus stop. He works fully remote, visiting the office about once per quarter to maintain flexibility for caregiving. He enforces strict work-life boundaries to provide his children with opportunities similar to a two-parent household, attends events, and coordinates support on some days while covering mornings and bedtimes every day. He balances unavoidable childcare expenses with work responsibilities.

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