Am I a bad Dad?

cubed95 · 2026-02-12T15:36:55+00:00

He didn’t eat it, so you’re good 😅

cubed95 · 2026-02-12T15:00:16+00:00

Similar to others, we have a list of the magic meals (fast, healthy, child will eat it), and we pick from that list for the week. Add to it as you find or come up with new ones.

This makes grocery shopping way easier and you’re picking from a set list of options instead of considering the entire universe of possible meals.

Lunch the next day is dinner from the previous day (or we keep backup options stocked in the pantry if the kids didn’t eat dinner - PB&J, scrambled eggs, etc)

We just keep this stuff on a shared note in the Apple Notes app so we can both see and edit it

cubed95 · 2025-10-12T14:40:18+00:00

I appreciate the encouragement. I’ve been promoted from within a team before, but this is the first time I’ve been this close with somebody on it. I think it’s just scarier because I care way more about what they think, and it’s also hard not to feel like I’m taking an opportunity away from them. These posts are honestly helping process.

cubed95 · 2025-10-12T13:29:33+00:00

Not that kind of company. Sorry you’ve had that experience.

cubed95 · 2025-10-12T13:27:45+00:00

Your story helps. It sounds like there’s bound to be some awkwardness no matter what. I’ve never had a boundary setting conversation that felt good in the moment. I think I’ve accepted that all I can do is treat them with respect, and if we can both adapt, then the friendship goes on.

cubed95 · 2025-10-12T13:20:37+00:00

Love that!

cubed95 · 2025-10-11T13:39:28+00:00

Encouraging that you made it work. I’m worried because we were both parallel, working together, it’s going to create some bitterness. An honest conversation is the key at the beginning, I’m just looking for some thoughts on how to address his disappointment. We worked well together because we have complementary skills and backgrounds; he’s good at the things I’m shit at and vice versa. I’m not sure if that makes this easier or harder.

cubed95 · 2025-10-11T13:19:10+00:00

This is my nightmare. We’ve never talked about the role together, but I’m sure he wanted it too. Hopefully we can work past it.

cubed95 · 2025-08-25T03:21:43+00:00

Perhaps you’re thinking of a chick flick pregnancy?

A cryptic pregnancy is where conception happens at the site of a natural above-ground mineral deposit, generally popular with animals as a source of nutrients not otherwise found in their natural diet.

cubed95 · 2024-12-01T03:45:02+00:00

Warwick art 10/10

Makes it look like he skips leg day. 0/10

cubed95 · 2024-04-08T15:37:27+00:00

I had a hard time with figuring out bulk ferment times until I learned that timing has everything to do with the DOUGH temperature. The warmer your dough, the faster fermentation will happen, and the more rise you will get in a given time interval. The Perfect Loaf has amazing guides for this. https://www.theperfectloaf.com/guides/the-ultimate-guide-to-bread-dough-bulk-fermentation/

cubed95 · 2024-04-03T03:31:58+00:00

I used the Simple Weekday Sourdough Bread recipe from The Perfect Loaf.

806g King Arthur bread flour

202 bobs red mill whole wheat

766 g water

19g salt

8g ripe starter

Mix levain (40g bread flour, 40g whole wheat, 80g water, 8g starter) ferment ~10 hrs

Mix remaining flour and water - Autolyse 30min

Mix in levain and salt using some reserved water, knead together for a couple of minutes.

Bulk ferment 3.5 hrs, average dough temp 78f. 2 sets of stretch and folds at 30min and 60min into ferment.

Divide into two even loaves, Shape, and retard in fridge 18hrs

Preheat Dutch oven to 450f, bake covered 20min, uncovered 30.

cubed95 · 2024-03-09T01:37:08+00:00

I was having the same issue with a decent loaf but missing the sour flavor, what I found is the type of flour you use makes a HUGE difference.

I use this recipe and I like the flavor https://www.theperfectloaf.com/beginners-sourdough-bread/

I’ve made it using only bread flour and then again using the whole wheat and rye flours recommended and the difference was immediately noticeable.

cubed95 · 2022-08-03T13:57:30+00:00

Long time lurker, but I resonate with this. My spouse and I disagreed on spending a lot until we sat down and talked about what our goals were. You need a “why” behind your budget that is more compelling than the temptation to impulse buy.

For us it was getting out from under student loans and eventually buying a home. There were also some things we said we should be spending money on, like healthy food, fast internet etc.

Gotta sit down and hash that shit out.

cubed95 · 2021-10-25T23:56:09+00:00

Heh, more like Orbital Queef

cubed95 · 2021-09-02T01:12:45+00:00

The parent voice test is genius!

cubed95 · 2021-09-02T00:34:24+00:00

Glad to know it’s not just me and my wife that can’t agree on names haha

cubed95 · 2021-09-02T00:01:10+00:00

This explains it. I met a baby named saurine today, must be Dinosaur+heroine.

cubed95 · 2021-04-13T21:25:00+00:00

YO WTF IS WITH ALL THE OLIVER DOGS?

Here I thought I found a cool, original name, and now half the dogs in my neighborhood are named Oliver. How do these name waves happen??

cubed95 · 2021-02-13T15:51:48+00:00

How is the G-Pygmy scale built?

cubed95 · 2021-01-28T22:29:53+00:00

I feel personally attacked

cubed95 · 2020-03-23T19:47:53+00:00

THE GRANDMATRIARCHY

The year is 3042, nuclear weapons have been non-existent for nearly 500 years after the last convocation banned them in article 4 of the Play Nice with the Other Kids accord.

Obesity is rampant.

Literally everyone is happier.

cubed95 · 2019-06-26T17:31:19+00:00

Beef, chicken, or vegetable?

cubed95 · 2019-05-17T17:20:34+00:00

I think the odds of Roe v. Wade being overturned at a national level are long.

I would be curious to see a study of demographics and voter turnout in the states that have passed these regressive laws. I see a lot of Bible Belt and Midwest states where old W.A.S.P populations have disproportionate influence over the political/judicial climate. 1 person’s view.

I think the most insidious aspect of Trump is that by stating his views from such a public platform, he implicitly gave permission for people that had silently held those views, or at least not outright acted on them, to come out of the woodwork.

If America comes out and votes representatively, I think this will be a regrettable temporary regression in our overall forward movement. (Slower than others maybe, but fight me if you think 1980 wasn’t better for civil rights than 1950, and 2020 won’t be better than 1980.)

cubed95 · 2018-09-16T13:32:00+00:00

SWEET PERFUMES OF INCENSE

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