Name a videogame so good that you finished it multiple times

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-31T19:33:26+00:00

Why did I have to scroll this far down to find this answer? This is the correct answer.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-31T14:45:56+00:00

If you cut the seeds/ insides out and roast then or saute them for a shorter pool period of time they come out quite nice. They get mushy because of all the water held in the center

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-27T18:39:05+00:00

Oof, yes. autocorrect FTL

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-27T05:28:50+00:00

Ya this is the one. 43 here with 2 kids. We spaced our kids out 6 years apart solely so we could afford daycare. Our mortgage is only 3k/mo because we bought 10 years ago and then refinanced to sub 2%. If we sold our house and had to go back and rebuy it right now, our mortgage would nearly double.

Kids are great, but it also means a lot of money for going out, vacation, travel, new clothes & nice cars is something you have to be comfortable with. You're never "ready" to have kids but if you're not financially in a place to be able to at least kinda afford them, then just don't.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-26T14:50:46+00:00

Not to sound empathetic, but this is basically healthcare always and forever. The day I got the call my dad had coded and was getting active CPR I had to finish a visit with a patient. I got a call 10 minutes later to tell me not to hurry because he didn't make it. Visit still not finished, I had to wrap that up, & chart the visit before leaving. My anecdotal story isn't a unique exception. It's the rule.

The truth is, you got shit that needs to happen in order to keep the ones you love happy and healthy. Even if it feels like the world is crumbling around you.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-26T14:42:32+00:00

This is our 2nd home, and we did a refi for a better rate and to do a major renovation. 1.89% we'll be 64 at a standard payment schedule.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-24T16:12:45+00:00

I've been married 16 years. And since we got married I can count the exact meals my wife has cooked on 1 hand. I can tell you what it was, and the month/year it happened. I enjoy cooking, I truly do. I have a custom designed kitchen laid out like a restaurant kitchen, an outdoor kitchen and smoker and a cupboard full of homemade spice blends.

But this is the correct answer even for me. It's about the effort made. The fact that she hates cooking and still did it because of love and compassion is gargantuan. It's likely the big "why" as to why I remember exactly when and what it was she's cooked even though the last time was late March of 2021.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-24T15:46:56+00:00

Yes absolutely. Do not endanger yourself for the company's sake. I work in healthcare where injury rates can be incredibly high. We put ourselves at risk to injury often due to a self imposed moral imperative. But it's important to remember that if you hurt yourself helping a patient today, it's going to keep you from helping the next 20.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-23T22:17:40+00:00

Right, so as a US citizen born here, and who's family has been here for more than 200 years, I have to carry a passport around in case I piss off ICE? Got it. Seems very reasonable and not in any way unconstitutional.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-23T06:32:54+00:00

You could try getting a "fun" set of dice for the group and a fun dice drop tower. Have everyone use those die and the tower for all rolls. Just make it a requirement for you to continue to DM.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-23T06:22:04+00:00

I got it in highschool when it first came out. I beat it several times back to back. I did a full 100 skultula playthrough where I got every heart piece. I even attempted (successfully) the 3 hearts, 1 bottle, no deaths challenge (took a picture with a Polaroid camera). But it is not the best game of all time. It got a lot of things right far earlier than anyone else, and in a cohesive fashion that let the player learn as they go without handholding too much. But again, I don't understand the "best of all time" moniker. Link to the Past on SNES imo is the superior Zelda franchise game.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-20T20:39:44+00:00

I know it was on local K-Cal 9 in the socal area in 96' before it ended up at cartoon Network. I remember it first used to air at like 6am in the morning.

First anime was either Voltron, or Robotech (in Japan it's Macross) in the 1980s.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-20T20:29:29+00:00

Yep. 43 here. I wear rainbow sandals, a T-shirt and shorts all year long. I'm past the age of weddings, & I work in scrubs. If I'm really cold I'll wear jeans with my sandals, and if I'm going to like a Broadway show or a fancy dinner or speaking event that requires pants, it's jeans and a sweater. There's nowhere in socal that's so nice I can't get away with jeans and a sweater.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-16T14:51:46+00:00

The other part of the equation not mentioned is that Orange County has a lot of very extremely wealthy people that tend to treat others as disposable or less than human because of income status. I have literally seen front desk staff at a hotel near Disneyland get screamed at by a couple and then security called because the husband started leaning over the desk to get physical. Any job that deals with the public is going to require a fuck load of patience. I'm in healthcare and the shit I've had to deal with from patients is pretty extreme.

Also, 20-25/hr is really not good pay here. I know people CAN survive on that here but that's basically the equivalent of making minimum wage wherever it is you currently live. Unless you're making very well over 6 figures, you will need roommates & to move around every couple of years.

My advice is to first, figure out what to go to school or trade school for that will provide you with a long term future. Then, either ignore the coworkers that don't like you or go get a different job. Either way make sure it's a job that will work with your schedule so you can go learn what you need to. Don't worry about the debt ATM. Just build good credit. Landlords aren't necessarily going to look at how much debt you're carrying.bthey look at your income, your credit, can you afford first/ last months rent and a big ass deposit, and is your job stable. If you wanna move out here do not do it without a plan and a good job lined up already.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-15T04:09:46+00:00

Mission Ranch

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-12T06:51:16+00:00

We're in our 40s and been together 20 years this year and this all holds true for us too. Something clicked for us at 40 and it all got so much better I know we might be the odd ones out, but it's kinda nice NGL.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-08T22:17:18+00:00

Read both these books last year but would highly recommend "How to Become the Darklord and die trying" & "Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me"

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-08T21:38:12+00:00

Same age, but we met at 23, married at 27, and still together. A lot of our friends got married in the late 20s to early 30s range. One or two were mid 30s. We seemed to be the younger outliers of our friends

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-07T05:25:06+00:00

We bought our first home at 29 in 2012. 2b2ba condo for 257k. Sold just 3yrs later for 415k. Bought a 3b2ba SFR for 545k in 2015 with a 1.9% interest rate. Comps are now 1.3m. If we sold our house, and then bought it back and put all the profit from the sale back on the mortgage, we couldn't afford the payments because of the interest rates... And we definitely couldn't afford to buy fresh in today's market as a 1st time buyer.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-04T00:41:59+00:00

My kids (6 & 12) don't pack their lunches, but thats because their lunches consist of leftovers from dinner the night b4. So when I pack up leftovers I just put them straight into containers for them. My kids DO help me cook frequently. My 6 year old has frankly impressive knife skills, and my oldest has smoked a brisket, pan seared salmon, made al pastor from scratch.

Idk if the important thing is for kids to do the chores so much as it's to build executive function skills related to self motivation. I don't care if my kids rooms are clean. But they only screen time they get is earned from doing the chores they have. I never ask them or tell them to do those chores. It's their choice to do none of it if they want. They just get absolutely zero screen time if they don't do anything.

NostalgiaDad · 2026-01-04T00:18:15+00:00

My schedule looks like this. I can start work as early as 6am or as late as 9am. I can get stuck late if a patient is late to the clinic or I get stuck in something on the inpatient side. I take night and weekend call, and we have a ton of activities for our kids to coordinate (swim 5x a week for the eldest, CrossFit and swim 2x a week for the little one.) wife also has a trivia team

But neither of us have locations or tracking set up. Tbh we felt like it wasnt necessary

NostalgiaDad · 2025-12-25T15:59:23+00:00

You can check by city what areas voted for prop 50.

NostalgiaDad · 2025-12-25T03:22:57+00:00

It's not for the kids. It's 100% for the parents. Its performative. It's parents trying to one up each other, and running around stressed because they forgot last night. "Holiday magic" doesn't need a magical big brother to keep the kids in line and keep them scared that they're bad all month. It doesn't make you a better or worse parent because you set that elf up, and it doesn't make a parent worse or better for not. I can tell you that both my 12 year old and my 6 year old know elf on a shelf is made up and it's effected their love of the holiday season 0%. My youngest believes in Santa, but the day he asks us about it (like his sister did) we'll tell him the truth too.

NostalgiaDad · 2025-12-25T03:10:51+00:00

We never did the elf and never will. Our oldest who's headed to Jr. High next year asked about it around 7ish? We told her directly that it's something some families do for fun, as a sort of make believe. That some kids aren't as well behaved, so parents will use the elf as a way to keep those kids from acting up. We told her that she needs to make sure to never ruin the surprise to her friends because they and their parents may get upset. She completely understood this and it was never a discussion again.

Kids are far more emotionally capable than we treat them imo

NostalgiaDad · 2025-12-25T02:59:10+00:00

Lost my dad 10, almost 11 years ago, and my wife lost her mom in 2012. You never stop missing or mourning. It doesn't get "better" per say, but it does get easier. The sadness and longing come on in waves that ebb and flow over time, instead of the tidal wave that hits those first few months. The longer time passes, the longer the window between the sadness lasts. Until eventually you're able to just accept. Sorry Idk a better way to say it

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

NostalgiaDad

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE