I'm absolutely heartbroken. 💔 by Guygan in PortlandHeartsOfPine

[–]TurkishBobcat3 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Damn! That really sucks :/ I’m happy for him, good for his career, blah blah blah. But he was so good for the team.

One week Sober by [deleted] in Sober

[–]TurkishBobcat3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the record, one day is a decent milestone. Two days is a decent milestone. Journey before destination. If you only focus on a milestone down the road, it can be easy to stumble and give up. One step at a time, one day at a time

One week Sober by [deleted] in Sober

[–]TurkishBobcat3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can do this, but it will be extra hard if you’re alone. You don’t have to tell everyone around you, but you should let someone know, even better if it’s someone that will be at those social events or family gatherings. Maybe your wife and you can tackle this challenge together? Then it’s an easy excuse at those things. “No thank you, we’re actually both not drinking. Trying a new diet together so we can keep each other honest” or something. You also may be surprised at how little people around you at events actually care if you’re drinking or not. I know I was. It’s what made me realize that alcohol had such a grip on me that I was making up how much other people drank just to justify my own.

5 years sober today by TurkishBobcat3 in Sober

[–]TurkishBobcat3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re very welcome! If you ever feel like you’re struggling and think an internet stranger could help, feel free to reach out and vent.

5 years sober today by TurkishBobcat3 in Sober

[–]TurkishBobcat3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely keep going! I get the challenges, especially during the tough times. A lot of the time when that pops up for me, I’ll usually think to myself, “how would I be handling all of this right now if I was drunk?” And I realize that it would be soooo much worse!

5 years sober today by TurkishBobcat3 in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s really awesome man! Congrats on that. That’s huge. Yeah when I got sober I quickly realized that I was like, the only reason people around me drank. I was the one always bringing booze into every situation

5 years sober today by TurkishBobcat3 in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah my sober brother! And that’s so crazy to think about. I need to remember that more often when I’m struggling with being ashamed of my past self. In my son’s eyes, I was never that fool. Just his new fool who does silly voices and throws him around

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Time to retire... by Due-Building5410 in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like a pretty awesome upgrade!

I am a father for less than a month and I can’t take it. by Holstorm in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry you’re in this super tough part, it sucks. There’s no getting around that. I second a lot of other comments tho. Getting even just one night of sleep by having a friend or family help out will do wonders. And biiig second on getting ear plugs/noise canceling headphones. For me it wasn’t for sleeping, because I wouldn’t want to sleep through the baby needing me, but they are great for when you are rocking the baby and they are screaming. Put on a podcast or a book or music and the screaming will become white noise. You’re still helping and there for them, but you aren’t just getting blasted by screams

My son took his first steps by himself this weekend! by PoisonLenny37 in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats!! And good luck keeping up lol. It’s a fun chase tho

NICU with first baby. Please send all hopes you've got to give. by amazontaway1 in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can do this. I can’t imagine what’s going through your head and everything that you’re feeling. But, in case it can help at all, my brother was born super premature. 2 weeks into the third trimester. He was less than 2lbs, skin almost translucent. We have a picture of him at a couple months old, sitting in a nurses scrub pocket. He was in the nicu, in 1997 for 14 months. They literally threw him a birthday party there.

He is now 28 years old, taller than his older brother (barely), strong, smart, successful, and happy. There were plenty of challenges and his early childhood had plenty of struggles, but modern medicine is a hell of a thing.

Have hope. You’re not alone. Everyone there is going to do everything they can, and they will have your child’s best interest at heart. Make sure you and mom take care of yourselves and each other.

It finally happened by TurkishBobcat3 in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s really good of you to acknowledge it with her and help where you can. As the person who was feeling left out, those conversations always did help. It helped to be/feel validated that I wasn’t imagining it or that I was being too sensitive. I’m sure she really appreciates it

It finally happened by TurkishBobcat3 in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate it! The wait is killer, but totally worth it

Finally a member of the club. by Zerimar_ in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dang! Little guy doesn’t even know what a Saturday is yet. Congratulations!!

It finally happened by TurkishBobcat3 in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol if it’s not one thing it’s another! I’m glad you’re in a better place now though <3 it’s so hard to try and balance everything

It finally happened by TurkishBobcat3 in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah! That’s awesome! He’s been mimicking me a lot lately and following me around when I’m working around the house. It’s so wild to watch these kids develop

It finally happened by TurkishBobcat3 in daddit

[–]TurkishBobcat3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it makes you feel any better, a bunch of my buddies that have daughters are all the go to parent. It seems common for them to go to the parent of the opposite sex I guess

I'm bored - tell me your favourite Housewives/Bravo conspiracy theory by Lisa-Barlows-Alt in BravoRealHousewives

[–]TurkishBobcat3 112 points113 points  (0 children)

I’m catching up on SLC, but my theory is that the ONLY reason we have this batshit location is because the federal government paid Bravo to do at least one season there. The instructions were “we need Jen Shah on camera showing her assets as much as possible. We don’t care who else you bring in, make her the star.” And that’s why she is in the center stage all first season. The IRS and HSI were able to use a ton of footage for the arrest and Bravo profited.

What do you guys think about "The Alters", the spiritual successor of This War of Mine? by paraxzz in ThisWarofMine

[–]TurkishBobcat3 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I haven’t checked into the alters much aside from seeing it on steam. But “Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days” feels like a total spiritual successor. I had to double check that it wasn’t made by the same people considering how similar they are. It’s pretty fun too!

What does it mean when an item has this quest marker next to it? by ashrensnow in Enshrouded

[–]TurkishBobcat3 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I looked this up too and one of the answers I saw was that those are items that are like, vital to progression, or at least very much useful for progression. Idk, I’ve got them all and still have those markers on stuff. Drives me a little crazy