Finding that happy balance of me time and us time is different for everyone and sometimes hard to find. multiple living areas where you can do your own thing for a few hours is a must for me….
This is one of the better pieces of nonfiction I’ve ever read.
Our second kid arrived one month ago (a happy, healthy, hefty baby boy). I look forward to eventually/hopefully getting enough sleep to once again perform basic human functions, which might even include playing video games (and online ttrpgs) late into the night.This is one of the better pieces of nonfiction I’ve ever read.
And honestly I felt this in my bones — I’m the exact same way. Even with a wife and kids I like my me time one night a weekend where I can smoke and drink and talk shit to random strangers on the internet without anyone asking me for something. That one night a week keeps me sane and I’m done feeling guilty about it
Speaking of ttrpgs, a friend of mine just released a cyberpunk themed ttrpg.
preview.drivethrurpg.com
Congrats man! And keep fighting the good fight. Our youngest (of three) is just about out of diapers and it gets so, so much easier. My unsolicited advice would be once you get your feet under you a bit, definitely still make time for your own interests (and encourage your partner to do the same). I would have lost my mind if I didn’t have beer league, my own set of friends, and my own stuff to think about other than cleaning shit off butts and work. We also split the weekends so I get up with the kids on Saturday and my wife is free until 10:00am (to sleep or run or go to brunch or whatever) and I get Sunday mornings off, so Saturday nights are my sanity nights where I drink, smoke, and play video games late into the night. I’m in a noticeably worse mood if we have plans on a Saturday night or have to get up super early on Sunday and I don’t get my “I love you all dearly but leave me the f*** alone for a few hours” time.
Thank you! And that is definitely excellent advice.
Well, AC series can be boring. Witcher3 first part of the game in Crookback Bog is very sad and hopeless place that can kill the fun. You will hate me, but I played witcher 5-6 times and quit RDR2 after 1h.
Particularly the Ancient era ones. The pacing is pretty all over the place. There was only 1 set of missions I found boring in the Ezio trilogy and that was a DLC that I'd never played when the games originally came out.
They're different.
A bit overwhelming at first but it’s a ton of fun. I plan on getting pretty stoned and playing it until the wee hours Saturday night.
Having never being stoned (hated my mom smoking as a young kid so despised anything related to that) I'll need to evaluate its appeal to my OCD nature that has me compulsively playing Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous without never finishing it.
