You’ll be in for a surprise when the kids have grown up and are leaving to live their own lives. Happens faster than you might think and after that you might end up having neither kids nor friends.
Just a friendly hint from an old fart who has been through all that
Except those kids now will get to discover the wonder of $10,000/mo rent for a sleep pod, $200/gal gas, 150°F summer and probably a wildfire too, as well as food that starts at $100 for a hotdog, at this given rate.
I told myself I would stay in touch with my friends no matter what. I lost exactly one after kids: my childhood best friend. Turns out he couldn’t handle being second to my wife (another childhood friend) and my kids. It was a pretty close second, and I even told him he’s the brother I never had and let him stay with us rent free for a bit.
He didn’t like that I couldn’t just run off on any of his spontaneous plans and just left our home and even our friend group entirely.
All my other friends understand and we put together a Discord community and some game servers for when we can’t get together. I really appreciate my guys, and now that my kids have a few years on them I have a bit more freedom. My wife is great about helping me spend time with them.
You’ll be in for a surprise when the kids have grown up and are leaving to live their own lives. Happens faster than you might think and after that you might end up having neither kids nor friends.
Just a friendly hint from an old fart who has been through all that
Kids shifted my priorities.
As they should if you’re going to be a parent that’s worth a damn. You sir, seem to be worth a damn.
Thanks bud. Been a hard fuckin year and we were lucky enough to have a happy baby that sleeps like the dead. She turns one in 10 days. Damn.
You’ll be in for a surprise when the kids have grown up and are leaving to live their own lives. Happens faster than you might think and after that you might end up having neither kids nor friends.
Just a friendly hint from an old fart who has been through all that
Except those kids now will get to discover the wonder of $10,000/mo rent for a sleep pod, $200/gal gas, 150°F summer and probably a wildfire too, as well as food that starts at $100 for a hotdog, at this given rate.
Yes. Wonderful. Good job, y’all.
Lol holy shit you’re bitter, go outside dude
I told myself I would stay in touch with my friends no matter what. I lost exactly one after kids: my childhood best friend. Turns out he couldn’t handle being second to my wife (another childhood friend) and my kids. It was a pretty close second, and I even told him he’s the brother I never had and let him stay with us rent free for a bit.
He didn’t like that I couldn’t just run off on any of his spontaneous plans and just left our home and even our friend group entirely.
All my other friends understand and we put together a Discord community and some game servers for when we can’t get together. I really appreciate my guys, and now that my kids have a few years on them I have a bit more freedom. My wife is great about helping me spend time with them.
I had a similar thing happen except the childhood friend turned out to be a pedo and after my kid.
Not enough evidence to take to the police, but I’ll be there to stand as a negative character witness should the need arise.
fuck me there is always a way to make a bad time even worse huh
Yeah. It was a loss.
Caretaker gene: activated. One vessel decays. The next takes its place.
But you do get some really deep, like primal, relationships out of it. So there are worse trades.
You’ll be in for a surprise when the kids have grown up and are leaving to live their own lives. Happens faster than you might think and after that you might end up having neither kids nor friends.
Just a friendly hint from an old fart who has been through all that