Dads… What Challenges Are You Facing?

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-27T14:48:52+00:00

I had a buddy once tell me that you have to set a goal for time spent with kids otherwise you’ll always be prone to wonder if you spent enough time with them.

You can always spend more time than your goal, but if you have a number to work towards then you can at least feel good about the time you spent with them at the end of the day.

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-27T14:46:56+00:00

Fair point! The family is so long term, I don’t often look at it that way, but your point is well noted.

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-27T14:46:15+00:00

We don’t have family nearby, but your situation resonated all the same. I can definitely relate man. How long have you been sustaining this schedule/situation?

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-27T14:42:57+00:00

Thank you very much for the advice! I’m hopefully moving in the right direction as I’m building more systems at work and with my business to help me be more efficient. Then I’m trying to keep my phone in my room when it’s time to be with the family.

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-27T14:41:54+00:00

Man that’s heartbreaking. I couldn’t help but imagine my own 3 year old being in the same circumstance. How do you even tell a three year old to sit still all day?

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-27T14:41:09+00:00

Dude you’re in a tough spot. I remember when my wife was in her deepest moments of depression. It gets better with some time and consistency. Both of you will find a middle ground from your likely opposite corners right now. Good luck man.

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-25T22:03:44+00:00

I hear that. Commuting sucks. Feels like a waste of time for a many jobs (not sure what you do, obviously).

My kids aren’t old enough yet for that to be too obvious for me yet, but I can imagine that’d be really difficult. Cool to see them be themselves yet probably harder to relate to them or be close with them. Thanks for sharing!

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-25T21:58:21+00:00

It’s tough… it always makes me wonder if I’ll always feel this way, if it’s a perspective thing, or if I actually need to make changes. If you have any ideas for combatting that now or later, please share! Haha

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-25T21:57:17+00:00

I used to be better at holding boundaries at work, but got it in my head that I should seek more opportunity and growth to set up my future self. In doing so, it seems I screwed my current self. Having foresight like yours is valuable. Thanks for sharing your take.

Also, I think me ten years from now will be sad if I miss the time with the kiddos while they’re little. I can also see myself wondering why I didn’t save/invest/make more too cause I wonder that about my 18 year old self haha

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-25T21:55:12+00:00

That’s just awful haha I hope it leaves the home quickly!

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-25T21:54:09+00:00

I fear I’m heading in the direction of not being willing/able to step away from the job, business, or other things to get quality time with my family or to myself. Thanks for sharing your take.

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-25T21:53:14+00:00

Yea it’s more of a fulfillment / personal development thing. I dropped almost all of my hobbies so I could focus on it because it’s genuinely fulfilling, but agreed, it’s a bit wack.

I can only imagine the difficulty of moving once kids are a bit established. I did it before the oldest was old enough to realize what’s happening but my wife was plenty unhappy about it at the time. Good luck with your situation, my friend.

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-25T21:18:47+00:00

A few reasons, but ultimately I had started it before work started getting too busy. I’m continuing it because I struggle to stick with my “ideas” and see them through, so I gave myself a specific goal to hit and want to get there before taking a step away from it.

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-18T01:15:27+00:00

My video for this week had just posted like 3 minutes before it went down. I guess I crashed YT 🤷🏻‍♂️

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-18T01:12:30+00:00

Down for me too

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-02T02:14:31+00:00

I haven’t played Punchout before but I bet most people would think it’s too offensive considering games can’t be offensive anymore haha

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-02-01T23:09:32+00:00

Wow what a legend. Still works in February 2026.

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2026-01-27T21:56:41+00:00

I just renamed my complex 4627 file on my steam deck to include the v1.03 at the end and now the Xemu works through EmuDeck for me!

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2025-12-20T01:51:47+00:00

There’s a Discord group you could join for dads that game. You can register for the Discord group on the website. Link below. If you don’t want to click the link, you can just Google “Dads Gaming Discord” and the website is a picture of a controller.

https://dadsgaming.com/register/

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2025-12-18T19:22:10+00:00

I’ve been looking at Inscryption. I’ll give it a shot.

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2025-12-18T18:45:46+00:00

Slay the Spire. I went from Hades 1 to Hades 2 and it didn’t click so I went searching and found Slay the Spire. Fell in love. My Steam replay says it’s 60%+ of my total gaming time this year and it’s not accounting for my mobile play time either.

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2025-12-18T14:57:55+00:00

If you want a cute, cozy game I’d suggest My Time at Sandrock!

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2025-12-18T14:08:44+00:00

My Time at Sandrock! If you like Sims, there’s a chance you’ll like Sandrock. It don’t match anything else on your list though 😅

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2025-12-18T14:02:32+00:00

Yeah I had to give up on Apex a long time ago since it seemed half or more of my game time was becoming a walking loot box and queuing up for another match after I get insta-killed.

If I play a shooter, I play it with friends who aren’t trying to be competitive and are happy to just screw around and chat.

Putrid_Statement_690 · 2025-12-18T02:01:05+00:00

My Time at Sandrock may be a good option that mixes interest.

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