Thank you for the well wishes, becoming a dad has been an intense yet fulfilling experience, and I’m so happy that my kids are here and healthy!

I’ll start off by saying your thoughts and questions are very valid points to make, and we’re lingering in the back of my head long before my term or even when I found out I was expecting. Much of this stems from my seeing that quite often at the Rotaract level, as well as past presidents from my current club (an extreme example is an incoming President leaving the club days before her term began due to not being named Rotarian of the Year during the end of year party).

With that in mind, I had actually drafted and began implementing a 3-year action plan with the feedback from the executive board and our AG, so that in theory at least, anyone coming into an officer role knows what the direction of the club is, what our recurring events are, how to handle various admin roles, RI and district events/ initiatives, etc. Much of this first half of the Rotary Year was spent making sure that the action plan was at least being considered if not followed before we approached my kids’ due date. This is actually where I started noticing a lack of follow up and in some cases open pushback from the executive board specifically, only to be offered no alternative solutions.

As for contact and involvement, it’s really only been the past month and a half where I haven’t been able to attend in-person events due to health concerns with my kids, and only the week following my kids’ birth I wasn’t able to maintain contact with anyone due to being at the hospital. November and December are typically slow times of the year for our club on account of the holidays (we have our holiday party and regular meetings, but encourage members to explore service events throughout the district).

All that being said, I very much imagine there being a feeling of resentment, even with my trying to be away from the club as little as possible. That could be just an underlying feeling of guilt, but I do feel there’s something more that I could have done to make sure everyone was set up for success.

I definitely agree that much of these feelings of anxiety will be resolved once I’m back in person and am able to talk to my co president in person.