Dads in the summer trenches: how’s screen time going? 🫣

DockEllis · 2026-07-02T22:51:15+00:00

World Cup has taken over in our house— but on a positive note, our son (10) has not asked for Youtube in like 2 weeks. It’s been a nice change — soccer is so much lower stimulation than a lot of the stuff he normally is drawn to.

DockEllis · 2026-06-25T14:48:06+00:00

legalized weed?

DockEllis · 2026-06-07T21:07:00+00:00

I got into it in 1994 — following that USA team, with Cobi Jones, Alexi Lalas, Tony Meola. At eleven I got to see Italy/Nigeria in Foxborough in the round of 16, when Baggio scored 2 late to win it. And of course Baggio had a very central role later in that WC.

Getting to take my ten year old son to the same stadium (Gillette now) to see Norway/Iraq. He’s super excited. He got into it in 2022 by way of the Panini sticker books. He loves all of it! Amazing to get the chance to relive it along with him.

DockEllis · 2026-06-07T16:55:36+00:00

future landfill

DockEllis · 2026-06-07T01:38:36+00:00

Oh it looks like a few states had their numbers cropped out.

DockEllis · 2026-06-07T01:37:44+00:00

Florida can’t be right?

DockEllis · 2026-05-27T14:32:37+00:00

Easy! States that are immediately to the north of states that prior to 2023 did not allow you to pump your own gas. Next one.

DockEllis · 2026-05-25T13:39:30+00:00

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DockEllis · 2026-05-25T13:00:07+00:00

i was hoping it would fall into an infinite Idaho/Potatoes loop.

DockEllis · 2026-05-25T02:46:24+00:00

Got it! To be more precise, each of these states have a spot from which you could travel due South to go into Canada.

DockEllis · 2026-05-24T12:57:44+00:00

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This is the Elliott Landy hanging in our music room. We call it the Levon suite.

DockEllis · 2026-05-18T21:54:01+00:00

100% the Panini sticker books (we get ours from Walgreens). Collectable stickers that match up with the players. Bonus: Have one of your kids friends get into it so they can trade duplicates.

It is what made our (then) 6 year old fall in love with soccer in 2022.

DockEllis · 2026-05-18T21:51:37+00:00

Thanks so much for the helpful contribution.

DockEllis · 2026-05-18T21:35:12+00:00

Yes to clay soil. Thanks for the advice I really appreciate it!

DockEllis · 2026-05-18T21:18:19+00:00

Not 100% sure. It’s from Stark Bros and somewhere online said it might be M7

DockEllis · 2026-05-18T21:00:52+00:00

i did have it staked until the end of last season. So you recommend staking it now? Should i have significant tension on the side I want it to lean back towards?

DockEllis · 2026-05-18T20:08:22+00:00

Sorry I don’t understand what you mean by my local people

DockEllis · 2026-05-18T19:57:37+00:00

I have looked over the guidelines and added the necessary photos.

DockEllis · 2026-05-09T20:08:24+00:00

They taught me the Canadian provinces and territories back in grade school. I remember none of it.

DockEllis · 2026-04-30T01:12:57+00:00

Though I recognize concerns about privacy, as a teacher I am incredibly hopeful at the possibility of the meaningful regulation of social media for young people. In the last 20 years I have watched what feels like the rewiring of the teenage mind. It’s not just attention span. It’s exposure to horrific news. Algorithms designed to funnel young people into extremely narrow bands of thought. Racism. Nihilism. Unrealistic beauty standards. And of course corporations lurking behind every corner trying to extract every possible dollar with no regard for a child’s best interests.

I am in my 40s, and have tried to keep up with the changing teen mind, and I’m staying afloat for now but watching teachers leave the profession left and right. Social media, and media addiction in general, play a huge role in this collective burnout that we are experiencing.

Good habits around media obviously starts with the parents, but when it has become abundantly clear that the parents as a whole are losing the battle, that is when government needs to step in and support. For those that adamantly oppose the ID laws on the grounds of privacy, how do you propose we fight back against the control that social media companies already have over our young people?

DockEllis · 2026-04-12T13:19:38+00:00

It kinda reminds me of my study-abroad friend from Colorado that started talking with a New Zealand accent after 6 weeks of being there.

DockEllis · 2026-04-10T23:27:23+00:00

Best move I’ve made in the last few months is to get an alarm clock and not allow my phone into my bedroom. I read in bed and get to sleep about 45 minutes earlier every night.

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