• NixDev@programming.dev
        222·
        11 months ago

        Congratulations on having something that helped your life. That’s honestly great. But come on you have to admit they manage to find a way to mess up your personal time. Like clockwork my daughter will start waking up/have a nightmare/want attention/etc a few min after I get time to read/study/game/Netflix/etc…

        Kids are great and suck at the same time

        edit fix spelling

          • MrVilliam@lemmy.worldEnglish
            7·
            11 months ago

            I’m not who you were replying to, but I wanted to voice that I’m in the narrow-minded “kids suck” camp. I’m too selfish to be a great parent, so I’ve elected to not be a parent at all. I’d be okay, maybe even good at it, but I’m all too aware of the freedom and the financial stability I’d be giving up to be a parent, and for that I know that I’d resent my child for taking that from me even if I consciously tried not to.

            I have other additional reasons, but the strongest reason is that I like the ability to take my wife on spontaneous trips to wherever or just shut down and focus on myself. Parents can’t do that, at least not whenever they feel like it.

            • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
              6·
              11 months ago

              At least you recognize your lifestyle doesn’t mesh with having kids.

              Just for recognizing that, you’re off to a better start than the parents who resent their kids for existing and makes sure the kid knows it every day.

  • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
    12·
    11 months ago

    This gives low budget red riding hood vibes. They spent what little they had on the suit and whatever was left on wine to make the day go better.

  • spudwart@spudwart.comEnglish
    101·
    11 months ago

    Not the point of the meme but, games that have a ranked mode are a red flag. Typically these games hare filled with sweaty try hards who freak over the tiniest bullshit mistakes. And these games also are typically the ones who install invasive kernel level root kit Anticheats.

    I’m not installing an rootkit to play a game with a bunch of toxic people.

  • Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
    104·
    11 months ago

    If you don’t come running when they cry, they understand it’s sleep time after a while and go to sleep. My youngest doesn’t cry at all and accepts his fate.

    Took us about a week of battling but it’s worked on all 3 and maintains our sanity.

    No, that doesn’t mean we ignore all crying, but there is a difference.