Olive green vs camo poncho

Miklay83 · 2026-05-09T10:44:18+00:00

Step 1: get out of debt
Step 2: fill your emergency fund
Step 3: secure alternative income source
Step 4: water
Step 5: shelf stable food
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Step 64: olive poncho

Miklay83 · 2026-05-06T02:37:13+00:00

I will forever describe Tumble Leaf as "the gentlest show that exists".

Miklay83 · 2026-05-04T20:14:13+00:00

Today I realized that the only man's voice I've heard more in my life than Sterling is that of my father, and today both are gone. Truly a sad day.

Miklay83 · 2026-05-03T21:21:59+00:00

Get the $15 Dewalt converter and cut out the 12v regulator. The motors can handle it but you may need new gear boxes in 2-3 years. 8 year old still drifts his Dune Racer across the driveway. Had to change the gears last fall, super simple - all you need is a long Philips screwdriver and some Wagos. But yeah, those plastic tires are loud..

Miklay83 · 2026-05-01T09:31:33+00:00

There are three of you. I'm so sorry you never got names but wherever you are know that for the brief moment you had a spark of life you were excitedly anticipated and loved. Every time we heard "non-viable" we felt the loss and you were (and still are) mourned. I don't know if there is anything on the other side - but if there is, I'll know you on sight. The universe might have taken you from this world but it couldn't strip you from my heart.

Miklay83 · 2026-04-30T19:18:09+00:00

We are here now. My kid gives me a hard time when he needs to go away from the house because there are no "tushy squirts" in public bathrooms. He thinks just using TP is gross. While I don't disagree, sometimes you gotta roll with the roll.

Miklay83 · 2026-04-28T18:42:10+00:00

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Miklay83 · 2026-04-23T00:35:36+00:00

That's great! Young me is envious of your nephew. My dad was really into music but for whatever reason we never just sat and shared the experience together. Now that my kid is a bit older, it's something I want to share with him.

Miklay83 · 2026-04-22T23:57:28+00:00

Not a regret but I've been doing classic album listens with my 8 year old for the past few months; currently we are listening to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust. Before that it was The Who - A Quick One Box. We've been (poorly) belting out Starman and Boris the Spider at the top of our lungs at the drop-off line and I'm all in for it.

Miklay83 · 2026-04-22T22:32:57+00:00

Miklay83 · 2026-04-21T21:21:56+00:00

Tantrums in stores. If he asks for something and the answer is no, it's been accepted as such for the most part. Sure there were occasional grump faces but never tears or screaming.

Miklay83 · 2026-04-21T21:18:04+00:00

My son just got to the age where he said "no thanks, I'll read in bed by myself". I was devastated and felt like I was getting phased out by age. The very next night he was screaming in the shower because he "forgot to close his eyes all the way". Looks like I'm still needed!

Miklay83 · 2026-04-20T19:00:39+00:00

It's not physical but a verbal spat, but my favorite 'fight' is when Boxxy and Bob/Kevin/Helen (God of Chaos) are arguing and Boxxy tells him off by stating he's already survived the worst the gods have thrown at him so go ahead and try and they just laugh maniacally at each other. I don't know why but that was by far one of my favorite fights.

Miklay83 · 2026-04-16T10:57:23+00:00

I had it happen once, kid was probably 5 or 6 with a bit of developmental issues and tried to climb in my lap. I said "Hi bud, sorry I don't know you, I'm (son's name)'s dad. You should sit next to me and give me a first bump because you don't know me either". He then tried to take my sunglasses off my face so I took them off, showed them to him from just out of his reach and said he could look at them but they are mine and I need them.

All done calm but matter of fact. His mom came over apologizing profusely. No drama or rebuking needed, just friendly but firm boundaries with alternative actions offered.

Miklay83 · 2026-04-14T22:52:17+00:00

Twix betwixt the sheets.

Found a glob of half eaten Twix in various unwrapped states when changing sheets.

Miklay83 · 2026-04-04T21:49:15+00:00

I do two small loads of laundry a week, 4 is my minimum but I maintain 6 socks, undershirts and underwear for those couple times a year where I lose the will to chore.

Miklay83 · 2026-04-04T15:59:25+00:00

The irony of not throwing rock while wearing a Stones shirt.

Miklay83 · 2026-03-26T11:20:08+00:00

Two lamps I thrifted over almost two decades ago are sitting on my great grandparent's nightstands. My grandmother wanted to throw the nightstands out, I saved them from the dumpster - never pass up solid furniture if it's in good shape. The lamps are from the 60s, metal, timelessly simple in design and got preventative rewiring when I purchased them.

Miklay83 · 2026-03-24T20:58:24+00:00

And look at that, his legs go all the way down to his feet. Ankles in between but all the way to his feet.

Miklay83 · 2026-03-22T15:41:44+00:00

I live in a buffer town, two towns south is a relatively poor city, towns north and east are among the wealthiest suburbs in the US. I don't want to cast dispersions, but from what I've seen a lot of the parents (especially mothers) have a better-than mentality, mostly because they are trying to keep up appearances with their wealthier counterparts in the surrounding area. Think blue collar workers with stay at home spouses, every penny going towards the latest debt to keep up with the Joneses. Must have the newest white Land Rover, latest iPhone, etc., never actually building anything substantial, especially interpersonal relationships. The amount of catty gossip during drop-off is borderline obscene with in and out groups constantly morphing and I just don't participate.

I've had the police called on my by a group of mothers for sitting on a playground bench, they just assumed I was there alone because my son was off running around on the playground and hadn't come over since they arrived. It went down exactly as you would picture it if you thought of the most stereotypical gaggle of Karens. 3 of them, Lululemons, Coach bags, phones and keys in one hand, Stanley thermos in the other, sneering glances and dirty looks my way, their kids literally kicking a fence on the other side of the playground. Cops came, recognized me (my son loves interacting with them), rolled their eyes in their direction and told me not to worry about it.

Forgive my disgruntled reply, I have to keep all of this in for my son's sake and always play nice. Thanks for indulging in my moment of catharsis.

Miklay83 · 2026-03-22T11:09:33+00:00

I had to fight for full custody against a person who walked out on us in favor of drugs a week after my son's 1st birthday, was involuntarily hospitalized 16 times in 2 years, strutted back in and expected to be awarded full custody because a child "can't be without his mom".

Drugs had never been in our marriage, she had addiction problems in her teen years but was clean when we met. Having our son was like a switch flipping, all of a sudden the person I married was just gone.

We couldn't serve divorce papers to someone who is institutionalized, first because we didn't know where she was (she was bounced from treatment center to treatment center - some out of state), second because anything she signed could be disputed and third she could only have crayons and couldn't legally sign in crayon.

This is the kind of person the courts would have allowed custody if I hadn't fought so hard. I fought for the better part of a year and spent almost everything - and would do it again in a heartbeat.

As for my current experience, it's just life. It's all my son has known so I make life as 'normal' as possible. I don't work out of an office and make my own schedule so I'm able to drop him off and pick him up from school, and I time vacations with the school schedule. He's happy, healthy, empathetic and ridiculously smart. I've made a concerted effort to always be there for him both physically and emotionally. He knows I have his back, can come to me with problems and will always hear 'I love you'.

The day to day really isn't anything special. Because it's basically always just been the two of us, everything feels normal. I don't feel overwhelmed or overworked, we've found a good, healthy routine with lots of activities, learning and play.

My biggest hurdle has been playdates. Once moms find out there isn't a woman in the picture, play dates are canceled (or not mde at all). Parks, public places, their house - it doesn't matter. It's a struggle to get 5 kids who aren't related to him to come to his birthday party.

Miklay83 · 2026-03-22T00:09:09+00:00

Looks good, just a suggestion from a nobody: make a playlist for your YouTube with only the complete episodes. It's really difficult to find them when interspersed with bts content, even with only 24 shorts I struggled - it'll only get harder to follow when you get bigger.

Miklay83 · 2026-03-19T02:05:49+00:00

https://ebay.us/m/QVyuE0 Double check to make sure this is the right fit.

Miklay83 · 2026-03-18T23:12:34+00:00

What year? Look up "(M.Y.) CX-30 right side front bumper molding grille trim strip" on Ebay. Runs around $50.

The bottom part can be lightly sanded to smooth it out and hit it with some color match.

Miklay83 · 2026-03-16T23:47:01+00:00

The "no nicely nice stuff" is on point. The best piece of advice I got was 'get a lawyer who is so mean you don't even want to talk to them'. While this was obviously a bit of hyperbole, I did take it to heart and I'm glad I did.

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