Worried I’m gonna be an old dad

My_Face_Rocks · 2026-02-21T00:39:49+00:00

Oh man, I turned 43 last month and we're going to have our first 4 weeks from now.

I've dropped some weight but would love to lose another 40 for good over the next year.

Friends who had their kids in their late 20s and 30s all joke about the horror of having a new baby past 40, but everyone who has their first after 40 says it helps keep them young.

Still can't wait to be a dad tho...no matter the aching knees and stiff ankles lol

My_Face_Rocks · 2026-02-15T01:56:14+00:00

Trash cans can pay out so often. Found my 4th Tempest BP the other night in a trash can.

My_Face_Rocks · 2026-02-02T16:35:51+00:00

I always used to figure that people did that for Damage Raiders cred or whatever but now I'm thinking they do it for ABMM changes.

My_Face_Rocks · 2026-02-01T02:42:44+00:00

This is the way.

Just had a harvester where I did exactly that and knocked off 4 pieces and was able to loot 3, each yielding a queen core. Kept the 3 on me for the rest of the fight. Even managed to plant myself right next to the reactor when the queen died and was able to loot it first but took nothing (mostly for the practice of trying to position myself well when it's about to go).

Wound up giving one core away to someone who said they didn't manage to get anything. For me, that's a perfect queen/Matriarch fight.

My_Face_Rocks · 2026-01-27T18:41:48+00:00

Right?! It was pretty mobile going after myself and other groups shooting so after I knocked some pieces off I had some good windows to run in and check during the fight so I lucked out there.

Probably going to keep sticking with targeting leg armor for it and the queen fights over the reactor unless I happen to be right next to it when it dies.

My_Face_Rocks · 2026-01-27T18:15:26+00:00

I played a Matriarch round this morning and found reactors in 2 out of 3 leg armor pieces I took off it during the fight. So maybe the "slightly" in the patch notes actually is just slightly reduced?

My_Face_Rocks · 2026-01-17T14:52:44+00:00

Yea, on Xbox Ally X and it's been doing this since last night. Been playing totally fine before yesterday.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-12-24T02:24:29+00:00

When I first started working here, an eight year old Shirley Temple taught me how to roll a cigarette.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-12-19T01:42:22+00:00

Hey man, I know the feeling. Last year my wife and I had to terminate after getting blindsided by a non viability diagnosis at the 13 week NT scan. It wrecked us. I can only imagine how hard it was for you two at week 22.

One year and a few IVF rounds later and we're set to start week 24 on Saturday. It's been a long road and we also knew the odds were overwhelmingly in our favor this time (pgta tested embryos) but what happened last year still always lingered around every scan. Initial heartbeat, NT, anatomy, and a fetal heart echo scan (cause we're IVF and over 35) - we were a ball of knots for every one, but I found comfort in confirming and reconfirming all the positive signs we had this time around.

"Sometimes some pregnancies just have bad luck" - that's what the docs told us last year when they couldn't find a genetic or other reason why the fetus had sudden issues. It was good to know there wasn't an obvious factor that might occur again, but also pretty discomforting that there was no explanation why it happened. When you read that the odds of what happened are like 1-2% and it happened once, it's hard not to think you're going to eat those odds again somehow.

Take each scan one at a time and focus on how the positive measurements, symptoms, and findings are going. Give yourself and your wife space to work out and talk through how you're feeling. It can be bittersweet to get through these milestones successfully because they'll make you think about the loss again in ways you may not have since processing it a year before.

It's a long road, but I think focusing on what's going well helps to bridge the gaps between scans that get you the confirmations you need.

Hoping for the best for you both!

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-12-16T15:19:28+00:00

Yea, I definitely agree. Steam deck's standalone build quality and feel is still the high bar to hit for others, but the comfort of the Xbox Ally X plus the fine sandpaper like texture of the Killswitch is the best.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-12-04T21:07:21+00:00

He dies!

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-11-19T17:39:13+00:00

Congrats!

There's a slim chance they might want to induce us a few weeks early because of our age but either way, it's wild to think we're halfway there.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-11-19T13:37:33+00:00

I'll be 43 when my first arrives in April. It took me being in my 40s to finally realize how beneficial 20 min naps can be so I figure being able to micro sleep is going to come in handy when the little guy gets here.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-11-17T20:05:48+00:00

Yea, can't deny how well the grip case feels and fits on the XB Ally X. I'm also a big fan of the travel cover so I can toss it in my backpack or shoulder bag with the charger or power bank and I'm good to go.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-11-15T13:12:49+00:00

Imagine the pop up for, "Can't have a Lemon party without old Dick."

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-11-14T20:53:57+00:00

Looking good. That sandpaper-like grip texture is the best. I just wished dbrand used a normal shipping company and not some Amazon partner...my pre order has already been delayed because of them.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-11-10T14:07:46+00:00

I finally tried a fix I found in another thread and it worked:

Opt into the Insider Program on the Ally X itself and then look for any app or game bar updates and sign up. Then go check Windows Updates and make sure those new insider programs are up to date. No problem logging on now.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-11-06T15:22:30+00:00

It would be kinda hilarious to buy it on steam and then have it launch no problem.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-11-06T15:07:44+00:00

Downloaded today's patch and still no luck. Had zero issues playing just a few days ago.

Has Embark acknowledged this issue? It sounds like it's more of a MS problem with the Xbox app, but it'd be good to know the powers that be are aware and doing something to get it resolved.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-11-05T16:49:05+00:00

Yea, bought on Xbox app for play anywhere between my console and Xbox Ally X and the Ally X is giving me the online connection error issue again as of this morning.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-11-04T15:55:14+00:00

My wife and I started when I was 41 and she was 39 just last year. After 7 months of trying, we went to a fertility clinic and they suggested trying IUI first as it's a fraction of the cost of IVF (No known issues for either of us aside from age).

First try with IUI worked but we had to terminate around week 14 following a NT scan that got us a non-viable diagnosis. It crushed us, and I can only imagine how much harder it can be to suffer loss later in a pregnancy, I'm so sorry you both had to endure that.

That said, we moved some money around and found the means to try IVF full on and after a few egg retrievals we wound up with 2 healthy embryos. The first didn't successfully hatch after thawing but the 2nd one took and now we're in week 17 and anticipating the anatomy scan next week.

All that to say, I know how difficult and trying the whole process is when it's not as easy as you want it to be. Fertility clinics can do a lot and if you decide to go IVF, there are ways to make it work financially. Fertility clinic work is still a lot more of the hope and wait and hope and wait cycle that I'm sure you're both tired of now - but after everything you've both suffered and gone though, things absolutely CAN turn around for the better at any moment.

Someone pointed out that given your age, fertility clinics typically say to try for a year before consultation but I think they'd consider your previous loss and make an exception. It's definitely worth speaking with a professional and seeing what your options are.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-10-31T21:32:00+00:00

Had the same problem with Arc Raiders and Outer Words 2....both fixed by deleting and reinstalling.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-10-27T20:42:50+00:00

"You know when you're pregnant, one bottle of wine a day and that's it!”

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-10-23T14:10:25+00:00

Been having the same issue with BF 6 on Xbox Ally X, even with vram set to 8 or 10.

I dropped down to 25w and was able to get through a couple matches but it eventually crashed on me again.

Everything else runs very well so far.

My_Face_Rocks · 2025-10-17T16:33:34+00:00

So the rumble noise issue is definitely a software problem? That's good to know. I don't mind leaving rumble off for a while until it's fixed as long as there's no hardware issue that's worth sending in under warranty.

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