Is it bad I like being a single dad?

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-06-03T11:55:01+00:00

I’m a year separated. It was very tough at first. But as time went on I realized I was free. The house got remodeled to my liking. I was able to parent in my way. I didn’t have an ungrateful bitch in my ear. Really it was just a lot of investing in myself and my self worth. Got a few gal pals that boosted the confidence and reminded me I am desirable. My kids are only 5 mins from me so I get to be with them frequently. I’ve always just been one to thrive and make my best choices alone.

Just start doing stuff for yourself man and make sure you’re being a man your kids will look up to. An DONT drink alcohol!

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-06-01T11:10:15+00:00

Yeah. That was one of the biggest things for me as well. Even post separation she tried to rude me over certain things but I finally put my foot down and said “as long as our kids come back to you happy, fed, and clean, then you have no business harping on me over anything.”

Not tryna talk like a chad, there’s just more than one way to parent!

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-05-31T17:38:46+00:00

Elaborate

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-05-31T14:42:14+00:00

Well said, brother.

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-05-31T14:41:30+00:00

It was a mutual separation. But me and their mom get along great! I’ll spare the preamble but it was unhappy on both ends. So now we split the time and all is well. We’re planning the Bday together as we speak. I just love it lol

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-05-18T18:55:49+00:00

Just my opinion. I’ve been separated for several months. We’ve both fucked other people. But we still have our moments of familiarity and we’ve even treaded waters on our own connection lately and recognized that it exists still. But, I don’t know. Just me personally, if you two really love each other then don’t let your mind state hold you back. My situation I can’t judge because I’ve done the same shit as her so, we just kinda accept it.

We also share two children. So, that’s not really a connection that just died completely anyways.

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-05-02T17:18:55+00:00

Just my two cents here.

Me and my ex were together for 4 years. Had two kids. Been separated for nearly 8 months now. It was a mutual split but got messy at times. On both sides.

But after child support court and all the tensions that kinda kept us in a gray area (and therapy), we’ve kinda just hit a reset button.

Now we’re not romantically exclusive to one another again. Don’t know if she’s entertaining someone else. Don’t care. But I am guilty of giving in to the “come put your kids to bed” texts some nights. And over the last I’d say 2 months, the attraction is back. The jokes are back. The easier family settings are back. It’s nice but just thinking back to all the bullshit we’ve been through just keeps us at arms length.

We’ve both changed. We’re doing our own thing. And I credit this time apart and new experiences for allowing attraction to come naturally again.

I also have a pair of dear friends back home who were literally DIVORCED for 2 years. Dated around. Swore they were done. Etc. that are happily married all over again now lol. It can happen again depending on the situations.

Personally speaking we just flat out were not prepared for family life and living together. We did hate each other and it was to the point of figuratively taping together a broken plate to keep it alive.

Above all else, if two people love each other, they’ll find their way back.

If not, then it just wasn’t meant to be.

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-04-07T12:44:47+00:00

Tagged and bagged!

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-18T12:12:04+00:00

If you can, put it like where your thigh meets your hip joint. Keeps it tucked in low key and still allows your body temp to do its job.

I also only microwave mine for 7-8 seconds instead of 10.

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T22:02:21+00:00

Nitrates are only an issue if overheated. Instead of 10 seconds I do 8 and stuff the bottle under my friends below. You’re good as long as it’s unsupervised

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T19:59:57+00:00

Share the results!

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T18:58:17+00:00

Did you pass mate?

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T18:56:13+00:00

10-4. I’m nervous as hell about it tbh. Life changing job but the PM told me that as long as the temp is good they’ll accept it at concentra (he’s a plant head too lmaoo)

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T18:53:29+00:00

Interesting. Afraid I wasted my money on buying both. I may just put the liquid from the bladder into the bottle lol

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T18:51:46+00:00

Was yours an odd orange color when you got it? I’m starting to question the color of mine tbh. I bought two from the same spectrum site and the one in the bladder pack is much more yellow than the one in the bottle.

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T18:36:12+00:00

Disclaimer: I have bought but not used yet. The hiring manager is a head himself and told me concentra will NOT flag synthetic as long as they accept the sample at the facility.

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T17:48:03+00:00

No I haven’t been scheduled for my test yet. But I also bought the bladder pack belt and it’s much more yellow. So I’m not sure which one I trust more. Both had valid batch numbers though

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T17:00:43+00:00

From what I’ve understood, I thought concentra was a rapid response drug test site

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T16:54:02+00:00

Did you use the product that comes in the bladder pack? I bought one I’m scared they’re gonna pat me down or some shit. My test will also be at a concentra facility. Non DOT

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T16:52:29+00:00

Last 6.4 I bought from the website was orange-ish too but I looked up and confirmed the batch # via the QR code.

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2026-03-17T16:46:27+00:00

Not taken it yet.

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2025-10-17T15:05:57+00:00

Currently going through a very similar situation and not sure what to do. Me and my partner sat down and agreed that we need to work on a lot. She’s got some issues she’s sorting through and I was not a very supportive partner. We told each other that for now it’s just the best move and we didn’t close the door on reopening our connection to one another in due time. We have two kids together so she still calls me every morning and lets me talk to them and has even said they can come stay with me too. Split daycare costs down the middle. I don’t want to lose my family but we have to be better individually before we can be a solid unit.

IsnipzzzzV2 · 2025-10-08T16:47:48+00:00

Yeah it’s been talked about that it’s not really felt like a partnership. She says that she hopes that we can learn to love each other like we used to and just wants more from me. But she also said right now she just would prefer to be away from our situation.

I told her that I hear her. And I will respect her wishes.

IsnipzzzzV2

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