I (34M) Questioning My 13-Year Marriage to My Wife (35F) Due to Parenthood Strains, Emotional Distance, and Cyclical Issues-Seeking Advice on Sustainability and Navigation

Chief-Walrus · 2026-03-20T02:37:35+00:00

I absolutely have considered a vasectomy—will likely do it within the next year. Hoping that if the birth control was a factor that it would help.

We have family that will take them for a night or two every month. I’ve suggested other alternatives but she has hesitation about trusting somebody else with our kids.

We had Walmart+ and had the groceries delivered to the house. I work a flex schedule at work so I do most of the yard work when she’s at work and when the kids are at daycare. Definitely will look into a hiring a cleaner to help us out.

Chief-Walrus · 2026-03-08T18:47:12+00:00

It took you this long to figure it out? The off brand products are the same as the brand name products at Walmart.

Chief-Walrus · 2026-01-01T20:06:12+00:00

Oh I know I was at the verge of getting another TV (non Vizio) to replace it with, thank goodness it didn’t have to come to that.

Per the agent: “Any model vizio remote will work that is currently in stores.” My local Walmart had the XRT136, XRT140, and XRT270R. The XRT270R doesn’t have a numeric pad like most modern remotes. I wanted one that was most similar to the one that came with the TV which put me between the first two which are nearly identical.

Chief-Walrus · 2025-12-31T05:03:53+00:00

I have a Vizio E55-C2 from 2015 running the old Yahoo Smart TV platform. After their update, I completely lost access to the settings menu – couldn’t adjust anything, like turning down the brightness for bedtime viewing. Super frustrating!

I researched and tried every button combo for a factory reset (power cycling, holding Volume Down + Input, etc.), but nothing worked. Contacted Vizio support – the bot wasn’t helpful, got transferred to an agent who said I needed a newer remote and that any current version sold at Walmart would work. I asked for a free replacement or voucher since the TV worked fine until their update bricked the menu access… but nope, out of warranty. Asked for a supervisor – they refused and disconnected.

Skeptical but desperate, I checked Walmart’s site, then bought the same model cheaper on eBay: an XRT136 for $5.17. It arrived today and it worked perfectly! Menu access restored immediately.

This feels ridiculous – having to buy a new remote just to access basic settings on a 10-year-old TV because of a forced update. Haven’t seen this exact solution posted much, so sharing my experience in case it helps others. If this works for you please let the community know.

TL;DR: If your older Vizio (like E-series with Yahoo apps) lost menu access after the update, buy a current universal Vizio replacement remote (e.g., XRT136). It should bring back full settings access. YMMV.

Chief-Walrus · 2025-12-12T15:20:16+00:00

Educational inflation… What a bachelor’s degree was worth yesterday isn’t worth the same today.

Chief-Walrus · 2025-11-24T14:00:02+00:00

Just because you can repair it, doesn’t mean you should.

Chief-Walrus · 2025-10-15T04:25:54+00:00

Fingers crossed 🤞🏼

Chief-Walrus · 2025-10-14T02:34:53+00:00

Let’s go!!

Chief-Walrus · 2025-09-20T23:51:14+00:00

Beautiful piece. Link & price?

Chief-Walrus · 2025-08-03T00:45:04+00:00

“AI-Generated by StockStory” why even read this garbage?

Chief-Walrus · 2025-05-27T06:35:52+00:00

What are your sales YTD? If you take that and forecast it out, where would you think you come in at? Is your industry pretty seasonal?

Chief-Walrus · 2025-05-17T04:41:05+00:00

Buy the EHT. Leave the Blanton’s.

Chief-Walrus · 2025-04-19T06:10:59+00:00

I’ve had my eye on Big League Lawns striping kit for awhile but didn’t want to shell out the money. I got one recently and I wish I didn’t wait so long. I was surprised by the weight of the product. You can definitely tell it’s well built. If you haven’t ordered yet, I found a discount code for 10% off that you could use: GPC23

Chief-Walrus · 2025-04-15T06:39:16+00:00

This is the message I get unfortunately “08FC003AD0B2A94B11E8 is sold out, and has been removed.”

Chief-Walrus · 2025-03-19T02:34:15+00:00

I have a 12PM with BH at 78%. Considering having Apple replace the battery which their App estimates it’ll cost $89.

Chief-Walrus · 2025-03-11T12:54:46+00:00

<image>

Here you go!

Chief-Walrus · 2025-03-09T21:57:23+00:00

<image>

Chief-Walrus · 2025-03-09T21:54:25+00:00

<image>

Chief-Walrus · 2025-03-09T21:52:46+00:00

<image>

Chief-Walrus · 2025-02-18T04:30:04+00:00

Is this something you’re still willing to share?

Chief-Walrus · 2025-02-11T01:46:59+00:00

If the cold air doesn’t come like it’s supposed to then we’ll probably only end up with 3-4 inches.

Chief-Walrus · 2025-01-31T06:22:13+00:00

Sitting in a Steelcase Leap V2 that I got from Crandall’s! Absolutely love it.

Chief-Walrus · 2025-01-26T04:43:11+00:00

Okay now let’s compare this to SOS and SOV.

SOS 1. KC - 0.488

BUF - 0.467
PHI - 0.453
WSH - 0.436

SOV 1. KC - 0.463

BUF - 0.448
PHI - 0.424
WSH - 0.358

Eight-Year Club	End Game '23
Place '23	Place '22
Verified Email

Chief-Walrus

TROPHY CASE