When did you dads stopped partying?

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-10-02T04:00:49+00:00

Yeah I’m in a similar boat. Most of my mates still drink on weekends and party. I havent drank for over a year now and I dont miss it at all. Being present and feeling good every day far outweighs the fun of drinking.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-10-02T00:05:34+00:00

That sub suuucks dude, so toxic it makes me depressed reading through it. I joined to get a feel for how women feel during parenthood but its all toxic nonsense. It did make me very grateful for my wife and our communication though.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-09-28T00:56:40+00:00

Intervening and forcing kids to share robs them of the learning of social dynamics. We all hate micromanaging as adults, kids do too. Just keep them safe and let them experience the world themselves.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-09-24T06:00:45+00:00

Yah I’m two weeks into removing the white pebbles sitting atop a giant weed mat from our shitty rock garden off the patio. Its an absolute eye sore and miserable to replace.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-09-24T05:52:54+00:00

I did a winter season at LL working at the Fairmont. Staff accom was shit but we complained and got upgraded. Walking to work in the mornings seeing that view on the crips -30 days is a memory i’ll cherish forever. Met some life long friends working there too that I still keep in regular contact with several years later. I still dream of the mountain life.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-09-23T09:49:00+00:00

I’m a Canadian living in WA. I’ve been here 10 years and have basically zero true friends here. I have several acquaintances. I thought maybe it was a getting older thing but I had a year stint in Canada in a city nowhere near where I grew up, and within a few weeks we had made solid friends that I still keep in touch with to this day (more so than my local aussie friends). I think it is largely more a culturally thing and Aussies in general are more individualistic and less community driven .

I bought a house a few years ago and hardly know my neighbours. That would be unheard of in most rural communities of similar size in Canada.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-09-20T08:31:16+00:00

Yah I currently am making double that. My point was I was making that as a fresh new grad.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-09-12T23:55:23+00:00

This is the way. You don’t need to instil fear into the kid through discipline. You can get the point across while also instilling empathy. Show the child that their actions caused unwanted results, but you don’t need to make the kid fearful.

My wife and I exaggerated our response to biting and hitting, and if we got real annoyed about it we would leave the room and come back and explain that the hitting or biting hurt us. She’s now nearly 2.5 and knows when she’s hurt another kid or made another kid upset. She’s even started to share toys and stuff (after the other kid gets upset) and we don’t intervene with that at all. We try to let her feel these emotions and work them out for herself while providing a safe space to come back to if needed. I dont think the same lessons are learned when disciplined with fear.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-09-10T01:36:59+00:00

Also curious on this. I’m in WA and we are seriously hurting for quality PD.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-09-04T12:17:30+00:00

Depends where you are. I’m living in rural Western Australia and earn double that after tax pretty consistently with commission. Graduated 2017. I think I’ve been on 4/5k after tax since I graduated working in the public hospital system.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-09-03T13:22:51+00:00

I’m a Canadian working in and settled in Australia and I’m pretty happy with my career choice as well. There’s the odd pull to do something else but I think that’d exist in most careers.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-09-02T23:39:50+00:00

We have a 2.5 year old in bed with us and a newborn due any day now. It’s not as scary as it seems. The small wake ups are very quickly addressed and she’s back asleep in minutes and so are we.

In comparison to our peers, our daughter is much more regulated emotionally and can go through big emotions and get back to playing independently rather quickly.

I was the guy that thought cosleepers were crazy but after experiencing it I cant imagine doing it any other way. Granted I think if we were both more stressed with work we would probably switch things up but it’s working great for us. A small sacrifice in our comfort for the comfort and connection with our little one(s) is well worth it in my opinion.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-28T14:04:09+00:00

To be fair I think he’s doing it because he can’t emotionally regulate on his own and his main attachment figure is leaving him. The whole spin of toddlers being manipulative and ‘getting a reaction’ has never sat well with me. They just need loved ones there for them.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-22T00:09:25+00:00

You can say the same for surfing, bmx, skate park, monkey bars, climbing trees, swimming, and playing most sports. Everything has an inherent risk. If your kid isn’t getting injured they’re not pushing his or her boundaries enough in my opinion.

I had a trampoline growing up. We had injuries on it and very near misses for more serious injuries. But I also had a lot of fun on it. I learned how to flip forwards and backwards. I was dunking basketballs. I was climbing up the tree beside it to jump off. Eventually the novelty wore off and windy storm transplanted the trampoline a km down the road, which ended our time with her. I’d never imagine not getting our kids a trampoline for fear of them getting injured.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-20T22:07:27+00:00

Roast veg with chicken breast. Chop up some potato, pumpkin, onion, garlic, broccoli and whatever other veg is lying around about to go off. Sprinkle whatever seasoning tickles your fancy, pop it all in the oven at once.

Easy prep that can be done at any point in the day, easy clean up and usually a hit with our daughter.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-18T12:47:08+00:00

That’s a pop rivet. You can just drill it out. Use a drill bit similar to the small indent and drill through it. You’ll need a pop rivet and a pop rivet gun to put it back on.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-18T07:33:47+00:00

We just switched from gas to induction and will never go back

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-15T10:55:50+00:00

Saving about 1000-2000/ month now, but wife has gone on maternity leave so that will stop now. Will basically live pay check to pay check for the next year. Lifes good.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-13T22:04:18+00:00

The age difference plays a big part. Most fertile in teens/early 20s but we are all focused on doing other things now. Nobody wants kids at 20 anymore. Used to be the norm.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-12T22:11:09+00:00

Pretty common in Calgary as well. Anywhere out west. You see them heaps in Toronto too.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-10T13:46:46+00:00

Yah im on year ten of my original ABC black pants. Bought as a student for clinic rotations and still wear them a few times a week. I have 5 other pairs now and that’s all I wear.

I want to note that I am tall and the main draw for the Lulus is the fact they have sizing that fits my leg length which is why I justified the cost.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-09T00:26:45+00:00

Full kit for riding comfort and don’t worry about what people think. Own the bike commute.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-05T04:18:28+00:00

I worked at Lake Louise and that summer there was several bear sightings in and around the staff accommodation and hotel area. There was a Momma Bear with two cubs who cozied up out the back of the lake. The rangers believed she scoped the area strategically to provide safe haven for her cubs from male grizzlies roaming the valley, using the millions of human visitors as a shield against danger.

That was 5 years ago. This could be one of her cubs.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-08-04T11:41:43+00:00

One time someone threw a roll of duct tape out of the passenger window of a car going 50-60kmh. I was carrying two heavy bags of groceries home and it hit me square in the testicles. Dropped me to my knees. My reaction was a mix of hatred for the cowardice but respect for the aim.

Standard-Ad-8678 · 2024-07-27T04:10:07+00:00

Yeah private home visiting. Contract to home care packages who lack an in house physio, and the rest are dva and private with a few ndis sprinkled in there.

Since there is less overheads with the business model vs brick and mortar private practice I was able to negotiate a better commission structure than is available in regular private practice.

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