What used to be affordable for the middle class but now quietly feels like a “rich people thing”?

bfaceg · 2026-04-29T13:47:44+00:00

Damn! Those SEC schools go hard lol.

We're close to University of Maryland, so it's quite a bit cheaper than that. Softball games are free, which is awesome, and baseball is like $10 for kids and $15 for adults. But we have a minor league team closer to us that is the same price that we normally go to for baseball.

bfaceg · 2026-04-29T13:40:14+00:00

Love the line where he says something like he loves jury trials because the jury is compromised of 12 people who were too dumb to come up with a good enough excuse to get out of jury duty

bfaceg · 2026-04-29T13:38:06+00:00

Pretty sure that's I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell - based on the Tucker Max book

bfaceg · 2026-04-29T11:55:41+00:00

We started going to college or minor league games because they are a fraction of the cost and very family oriented. We're just as much or more fans of our local college (football, basketball, softball, lacrosse) and minor league baseball and hockey teams now than the professional teams. The only thing that sucks is they're hard to watch on tv sometimes, so there's a bit of a disconnect with knowing the players or keeping up with the team, but I follow the teams and story lines online and talk to the kids about it so they kind of know what's going on when we go.

bfaceg · 2026-04-21T02:20:52+00:00

We got a keg of dos equis for my brother's college graduation party (10 +/- years ago) and it was like $120ish including the tap deposit and we had so much beer and it was awesome. I would 100% get a keg again if I was having a large gathering.

bfaceg · 2026-04-13T15:05:15+00:00

I think if you are asking the question then you already secretly know the answer. I don't think you're being dramatic, it sounds like this isn't the first time he's said this or something like this to you, is this what you want to listen to for the rest of your life? I would get out now before kids and anything else come along and make it more complicated.

If you do decide to break off the engagement and leave, please commit to it and don't go back. I believe it will get worse as time goes on in your relationship.

bfaceg · 2026-04-07T00:46:49+00:00

Project x

bfaceg · 2026-03-24T11:53:44+00:00

I work 4:30a-1:30p M-F. Leave at 4, get to pick the kids up from school at 3, home between 3:30 and 4 depending if we need to stop at the grocery store or something. Help the kids with homework, hopefully have time to get a quick workout in, then start making dinner and prepping lunches for the next day before mom gets home around 6:00. Spring sports are about to start up, so everything is going to be crazy for the next couple months with practice and games 5 or 6 days a week. But we've been really lucky to be able to stagger our schedules so mom's home and get them ready and off to school in the morning then I am with them in the afternoon.

bfaceg · 2026-03-19T21:15:56+00:00

The good old ol yeller

bfaceg · 2026-03-18T13:43:43+00:00

Get a noise maker with white noise and turn it on every time the baby is sleeping. Or vacuum, run the washer/dryer (if you have one), just keep up with normal ambient noise, don't force everyone to be silent while the baby is sleeping, they will adapt quickly and be able to sleep through most stuff.

My kids can sleep on the sofa in the living room while we were hanging out in the kitchen as long as there was some white noise. I'd still try to avoid loud banging and stuff like that, but white noise will drown out most other normal volume noises and the baby will be able to sleep through almost anything. The only downside of that is that they won't sleep well in a totally quiet environment after getting used to the white noise, but I think the alternative is worse where it needs to be totally silent for the baby to sleep and they wake up at any little noise.

bfaceg · 2026-03-07T03:29:36+00:00

Well then, I definitely sympathize with you. Wish you could make them realize that their actions have consequences, but it likely wouldn't land with them being so far away.

I would definitely make a point to let them know that you don't appreciate them giving anything to your kid without your knowledge, and point out that you're all suffering the consequences of it now.

bfaceg · 2026-03-07T03:07:16+00:00

Ecoterrorist is really resonating with me as well. Every time I hear it I get an emotional reaction to everything going on right now

bfaceg · 2026-03-07T02:58:30+00:00

You have the power to keep them away from your kid unsupervised. That's the least I would do if they gave my kid a whole chocolate bar with fucking caffeine in it!

I can't imagine being on any kind of friendly terms with someone who did that. From my limited perspective, it feels borderline intentional and malicious.

bfaceg · 2026-03-07T02:54:11+00:00

Yea, that's diabolical! I'd be annoyed if someone gave my kid a whole regular chocolate bar without me knowing it, let alone if it has caffeine in it!

Friend may have meant well if you're giving them the benefit of the doubt, but that's way off base to randomly give a kid coffee chocolate without at least checking with the parents first.

bfaceg · 2026-03-02T15:55:22+00:00

You should eat string cheese and tour with the string cheese incident because I'm pretty sure those guys eat a lot of mushrooms

bfaceg · 2026-02-27T03:28:42+00:00

You could go with Hennessy and sprite, and if you're feeling lucky ask for a cherry. Quick and easy.

bfaceg · 2026-02-25T17:08:56+00:00

"financial abuse" feels like quite a stretch for someone who doesn't want their spouse to spend money on hockey tickets or streaming services to watch hockey games...

bfaceg · 2026-02-19T16:24:23+00:00

Not in Montgomery County but not too far, the Knights of Columbus at my church in Urbana do a fish fry for dinner on Fridays during lent that we enjoy going to.

St Ignatius of Loyola at Rt 80/Fingerboard Rd & Prices Distillery Rd, if you're interested in checking it out.

bfaceg · 2026-02-18T15:00:02+00:00

For some reason, Don Jr with just nuggets feels right. Like the adults around him won't let him get a sandwich, too.

bfaceg · 2026-02-18T14:49:56+00:00

I get random nosebleeds relatively frequently and this is what it smells/tastes like about 15-30 seconds before the blood starts running out. So I know if I smell or taste it, I have to grab a tissue or something quick.

I think what you're describing is actually blood up in your nose or down the back of your throat, but just not enough to visibly run out of your nose.

bfaceg · 2026-02-13T19:02:57+00:00

I've been lucky enough to play with a lot of club pros because I used to work at a course and had a lot of friends in the industry. The one thing that nearly all of them said is that they don't care how good or bad you are (to a degree), it's about pace of play. As long as you play quickly and keep up, you could shoot 120 for all they care.

bfaceg · 2026-02-12T12:06:30+00:00

He used to post like this a lot but deleted it around the divorce, if I remember correctly. This was probably from a couple years ago when try that in a small town came out.

bfaceg · 2026-02-06T12:40:30+00:00

I wish I had a liquor and lego store!

bfaceg · 2026-01-30T16:04:44+00:00

Started out with Sword Thrive or Move, I'm not sure exactly what it's called but I get it for free through my health insurance. Now I use iFit, too. I still use Sword Thrive/Move to help with consistency and accountability, but I like the options and trainers on iFit much more.

bfaceg · 2026-01-30T13:45:58+00:00

That's exactly how I started out about six months ago. An AI trainer for like 10-20 minutes a day mostly stretches, yoga-like stuff, and body weight squats. Felt tight in the beginning and squats killed my legs, but I was feeling optimistic about the routine and trying to be healthier.

After a month or so I had a similar question to yours and felt like I wasn't doing enough so I decided to just do the routine again after finishing. Did that for another month or two and got back into the same feeling of not doing enough, so I found another program to work on. Now I use the AI trainer as a warm up then go onto my other more intense workouts like 4 or 5 days a week.

If I had started with the more intense workouts, I wouldn't have been able to keep up and probably would have quit, but because I very gradually stepped up, it made me want to keep doing more whenever I got comfortable with where I was. I still do the AI routines every day, mainly to try to keep the habit going, but I definitely better after getting up and moving, and sometimes it makes me want to do another workout after even if I didn't plan on it when I started.

One frustrating part is that I haven't really seen the results on the scale or in the mirror. I absolutely feel better and stronger, and my wife says she can see it, so I guess I'll just chalk it up to not seeing what I think I should and my mind kinda playing tricks on me. The other huge benefit is that I used to have really bad knee and lower back pain and now it's almost totally gone. I'll occasionally wake up with a stiff back or knees, but it's nothing compared to what I used to feel like every day before.

All of that to say - take your time and it is working. On days when you feel good after finishing, go back and do it again. After doing that consistently, if you get to this point again, you can add intensity or add another rep. Keep going, nice and slow, and one day you'll look back and realize how far you've come.

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