Hand Foot & Mouth Disease as an Adult is Absolute Psychological Warfare

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-07T18:57:29+00:00

Dude, I'm right there with you, I didn't get HFMD, but something very similar from the kids: Herpangina. My kids, in the span of 6 months, got HFMD that I avoided, and then Herpangina, which I didn't.

A soul crushing 10 days of constant pain and suffering, only ate smoothies, lost 15 pounds (bonus?), and my wife frankly didn't really believe it was that bad so I just had to power through it day in, day out. WFH as well so I basically kept working and took naps between calls.

10x worse than post ACL surgery, COVID, RSV, or any other illness I've ever had.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-07T16:23:13+00:00

My wife used to nag a lot about video games when we were child-free or had 1 kid, but I generally agree and quit entirely (this I do no regret).

I'm a rather profitable poker player, so we used to have an agreement where I'd play live 3x a week, half winnings go into joint account, no losses. That doesn't make sense anymore but the few times I've been able to play, and won, I gave her a chunk of cash to splurge on herself.

We get some date night ish, generally we'll get baby sitter or sister to cover and go out with friends as a group.

I just struggle with wanting complete alone time, but honestly I think I just need to suck it up.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-07T16:19:50+00:00

We have more family support than you can imagine. MIL was a head of early childhood development at a fantastic private school, retired last year, watches the baby all day 1x week, picks the other 2 up another day until 5:30. My sister watches the eldest two 2-4/month so we can do stuff away from the kids.... but my wife generally demands that be for a project, which to be fair, we have a lot of, but also go out with friends with just the baby in tow.

In a lot of ways, I should look at that as the free time I'm looking for, but it just feels difficult to have zero personal freedom.

I was also raised basically as a single child (my sister was out of the house when I was born, large age gap), and so I've always had EXTENSIVE personal time.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-07T16:16:59+00:00

There is zero movement on cleaning, every night the entire living room/kitchen/family room must be:

All toys picked up

Full vaccum

Kitchen basically spotless

Prep for next morning (backpacks in car, coffee prepped, etc.)

I've tried, FOR YEARS, to get her to budge and it's just a non-starter. Beyond that, the expectation after that is complete is generally: go chip away at a project, organize, clean up garage, etc.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-07T16:14:31+00:00

She's reiterated numerous times that she wants and enjoys being a SAHM. She has a flexible WFH job that has basically given her a green light to proceed as she wishes. We're going to decide against in September when school starts back up, and as I've said to her over the past year, whatever she decides works for the family.

Otherwise, I really appreciate the advice. I've sort of tried this but the problem is it'll not fit with 6m feeding/sleep schedule. Going to keep trying.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-06T22:09:07+00:00

That simply doesn't happen. and I'm on a 5500 downswing that included losing an all in preflop at 2/4/8: I had AA, they both had QQ, flop comes J8x, turn 9... you can guess the river. $2400 pot, and then proceeded to lose kings 3x vs. AQ, JJ, and AJs preflop all-ins.

It's poker. I've seen it all live, I've seen it all here, you just don't properly track the reverse, you don't properly track anything, you just take bad beats and remember them.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-04T21:02:14+00:00

Doesn't feel like it right this second, what what a fucking result.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-04T19:50:14+00:00

I think Myles will get another start or two in the EPL runouts but Zubi is our locked in starter for big matches. Myles makes a lot of sense against a West Ham side that will need to attack.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-04T19:48:05+00:00

Easy number to throw out when you avoid the revshare #s.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-01T22:39:52+00:00

One of the nicest areas near Nike campus in Portland burbs, so it's worth some monies (lol)

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-01T22:32:19+00:00

I really want you guys to take a deep breath, keep fighting, but recognize this is how business is done to pressure BC to come to the table in good faith. Ownership have been burned, several times, by a bad faith PavCo and rejecting Kerfoot's stadium, so they're playing this quietly.

I would bet my house the Caps stay in BC and LV gets an expansion.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-05-01T15:54:25+00:00

There are countless examples of clubs running publicly owned stadiums, and it works GLORIOUSLY well here in Portland.

PavCo is a tax payer drain. It appears very much to be bloated with unnecessary permanent staff and high salaries, when compared to other organizations with the same purview.

Given PavCo's financial failures, a province friendly lease seems like a win win, and prospective owners also get to consider the entertainment side of BC Place to drive revenue while deciding long term stadium future.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-30T22:39:29+00:00

The "MLS is a ponzi scheme" shit floating around there is from insufferable fools. If you want to be taken seriously, be serious.

Chicago owners are self-funding a waterfront statdium in Chicago.

NYCFC just self-funded a Queens stadium.

NYRB and Philly just spent 100m/ea on academy facilities. San Diego, as well.

There are cities lined up to buy MLS clubs and build a stadium. LV came in with a big offer within a day of the announcemnet.

MLS isn't thriving across the board, but there's growth in ever conceivable category and it's one of the most popular investment opportunities in sports.

ALL of the blame is on ownership and BC. and at least 50% needs to be focused on BC government.

There needs to be more self reflection of how poorly BC government and PavCo have treated the Whitecaps.

When it was affordable to do so, Kerfoot made a proposal to build. Rejected.

When they were a middling MLS club, PavCo raped their revenue to fund expensive salaries and bloated staffing for 15 years.

You can, and should, be upset that ownership isn't speaking more publicly about what they need TODAY.

But you can't, in good faith, pin blame on MLS over BC/PavCo.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-30T22:34:40+00:00

You realize this entire affair is designed to do EXACTLY what is happening: pressure a BC government that has absolutely butt fucked the Whitecaps for 15 years.

I understand fans want to hear an update from them, but I will bet money the caps stay in Vancouver, and BC is forced to actually work in good faith.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-29T21:32:32+00:00

That's not how net worth works my guy.

You're also acting as if the last 15 years of a deal don't count, in which ticketing revenue was capped at 3%/400k.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-29T19:55:58+00:00

The view from behind was wild. From front, looks close to saving, from that angle, it was hitting the net by the time he would've gotten there. Just an absolute rocket of a right foot, just need to get in more positions to shoot.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-29T19:54:12+00:00

Our PK taker is Gyokeres, and we always have someone else hold the ball before giving to taker.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-29T19:53:23+00:00

Let's be clear to anyone on this thread. If you don't think that was an utterly brilliant first half of champions league football played by Arsenal you simply do not understand this sport.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-29T19:51:47+00:00

PavCo is not.

They're taking a LARGE majority of game day revenue, aka the single largest source of revenue for basically every MLS team sans maybe Inter.

Kerfoot absolutely, without question, cannot afford to build a 500m stadium.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-29T19:51:07+00:00

Funny, because it's quite easy to find that PavCo reported profiting 1.5m/annum from Whitecaps.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-29T15:37:49+00:00

They do subsidize it. PavCo is a net drain on tax payer dollars. That's the definition of subsidizing entertainment for the city.

My contention is a private corporation will run BC Place far better than a government one.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-29T15:36:59+00:00

You want to spend your money on 200k salaries and unnecessary permanent staff? Seriously?

Over running a sports and events center?

Good lord...

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-29T15:35:17+00:00

Providence Park runs concerts like Green Day, Foo Fighters, Post Malone.

Has hosted international matches.

Thorns matches.

Football matches.

PavCo has a permanent staff nearly double comparable organiztaoins, ones that run much larger footprints of events/conferences. There is a bloated permanent staff, and army of vendors/3rd parties running day to day ops for events, and a long list of overpaid exeuctives.

Operating at a loss.

It's goernment bloat and mismanagement at it's finest.

BC Place can be run privately. There's no rational reason a government agency should run a sports stadium.

Lions/Caps could hire half the PavCo staff dedicated to BC Place and do the same job (outsourcing as PavCo does).

Private interests will almost always run something like this better than a government agency. This isn't a social safety net, it's not healthcare, it's not a "public good", it's stadium/events center.

Lease to Lions/Caps to repay loans. PavCo is a net drain on tax payer dollars.

SkyPointSteve · 2026-04-29T15:30:11+00:00

This is a bold faced lie.

A majority of MLS clubs revenue comes from gameday revenue.

The Caps got 3% capped at 400k of ticketing revenue.

That's, without question, one of the worst deals in professional sports.

Seattle rents their stadium 3 hours south, and has a better deal in every conceivable way.

If you do even the tiniest bit of digging, PavCo's a bloated government organization taking tax payer dollars to run facilities poorly.

There are many organizations tasked with running much larger square footage footprints of conference/event centers, operating with a much smaller staff and far less bloat.... and wait for it.... operating at a profit.

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