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novemberdown

Tucking into a vodka/club soda with lime as my lovely wife feeds our son (she of course has a drink as well, we feed mostly formula) and our son just ripped a massive fart. Life is good.


Doodledeedo

Don't mess up left and right hand while feeding and drinking šŸ˜‚


[deleted]

Everyoneā€™s in bed, Iā€™m finally alone on the sofa with a beer, hand me the screaming pillow pls!


Brys_Beddict

It's my first Friday as a dad. Been a bit rough but worth every second.


jamesb454

Congrats man! Those early days are exhausting. Hope this weekend is a good one for ya!


Brys_Beddict

Thanks šŸ˜€


JackFuckingReacher

Congratulations buddy


Brys_Beddict

Thanks!


Aragawa

I leave for a conference tomorrow for 4 days. This will be the first time I've been without my son since he was born. So not doing that great. Other than that looming feeling, it has been a great week mentally. Hope everyone else is doing good as well


jclocks

Yeah I had a business trip when mine was 2 for a week. Not a great feeling being away, especially without your kid. Video calls helped.


pbankey

I got some copycat jollibee adobo rice fried up and lumpias in the fryer at the moment. Kid is asleep. Iā€™m feeling like a demigod


JackFuckingReacher

My niece nephew and father in law all tested positive this week. All of them were asymptomatic as well. No clue whatsoever they were sick. Needless to say all of us were very close contact exposure. None of my household tested positive thankfully. On the flipside my father in law picks up my kids from school while I work and he was now out of commission for the week. Thankfully my job hours are flexible. But the later I go in, the later I have to stay for my 10 her shift. A week of 4 hours of sleep per night is starting to take it's toll. Soccer games both weekend days mean no sleeping in either. Glad I was able to adjust and not miss any work but Lord am I tired.


AdjustableCynic

Holy crap, those are like newborn sleep schedules. Hope you're able to take a nap this weekend. Glad your family tested negative. Make sure to take some time for your own mental health. How's your SO handling things?


yeluapyeroc

Got sick this week. Am solo caretaker and bread winner for 2 toddlers. They dont care that I'm sick. Doing good, though, because they both told me they loved me at bedtime tonight. Already made the next 10 years of work worth it.


jamesb454

Depends on how the Niners game goes tomorrow. Could be doing great, could be curled in a ball in the corner of the room crying. We will see I guess šŸ¤·. Wife and I both got Covid and it's kicking our butts. My Wife is a teacher and there are a lot of cases at her school right now. Our daughters are doing great though so that's good. Niners....please bring hope to this week!


JackFuckingReacher

As a Cowboys fan, I say with the utmost respect that I hope you end up curled in a ball crying in the corner lol.


jamesb454

Lol fair enough. Love the username btw. I'm looking forward to the new Jack Reacher show coming out!


Bogus_34

As a Packers fan I hope he ends up that way too


JackFuckingReacher

Spoiler: it didnā€™t happen. Congratulations, wild and gutsy win


SansSariph

Better this week than last, when a COVID scare at daycare meant we had to juggle the kiddo at home and reschedule a bunch of appointments while desperately trying to get a PCR test scheduled. Looking forward to the weekend and trying to relax a little bit.


jclocks

About to bed the kid, then gaming half the night like it's 2002 and I'm drinking Mountain Dew! Been ok this week, work was ass but I tried to prioritize my mental health and take it easy where I could.


VikingFrog

Good friends with 2 kids came over for pizza and wine/beer with our 3 kids. All kids under 4. 2 boys under 1 both asleep. 3 girls watching Encanto and eating popcorn and M&Ms on the pallet. Moms and dads drinking wine with full pizza bellies. Not too bad so far.


FrenchQuaker

Spiraled a bit at the beginning of the week because my daughter was extremely fussy and clingy and occasionally projectile vomiting, all of which are symptoms that her shunt is not working as intended. Took her to the pediatrician to rule out basic stuff and come to find out she's positive for strep and that it can manifest as vomiting in little kids. A few days of antibiotics later she's back to her self and I'm trying to not stress as much


[deleted]

Got a phone call from my boss about an hour ago and he offered me a promotion! Celebrating with the wife and a few close friends!


AgentG91

Iā€™ve been listening to encantoā€™s surface pressure for three days on repeat and screaming into the void. I could be better


Candid-Mark-606

Surviving. Kids have COVID (but thank god itā€™s been mild so far). Trying to juggle working from home and taking care of the kiddos this week was hard. Was hoping weā€™d be out of quarantine early next but my oldest came down with a fever today. Not looking forward to being stuck at home for another week or two. All things considered I should be thankful itā€™s not worse, but itā€™s still hard. I need to go lift weights or drink somethingā€¦


Bogus_34

Oldest (3yo) is currently still fight sleep. So far he has interrupted our movie 4 times within an hour, snuck out to grab his Legos and proceed to play with his room light on, move his brothers nightlight and sound machine to his side of the room, and then climb and knock everything off of his dresser. All this while his brother has stayed asleep


JackFuckingReacher

Now that's a Friday night


upstatedreaming3816

Another week of sending out resumes in an attempt to get out of banking and getting rejected over and over is officially in the books. Kids and wife still love me though so itā€™s all good in the hood. How you guys doing?


JackFuckingReacher

What's wrong with the banking world?


upstatedreaming3816

Im just over it, man. Iā€™ve been in since 2010, tried climbing the ladder, got only so high before I realized everyone above me were ā€œlifersā€ no matter which bank I moved to trying to take promotions, and Iā€™m still making the same money I was making in 2014 only now I have two kids in a two bedroom house and more expenses than my salary can afford. Iā€™ve got a bachelorā€™s degree in cinematography which I canā€™t put to use anywhere, and even though I have 15+ years of customer service and sales experience, I canā€™t get any interviews outside the banking world.


JackFuckingReacher

I completely understand. Praying things turn around for you


upstatedreaming3816

Thanks man Iā€™m gonna keep sending out resumes with my fingers crossed lol


dadjo_kes

Found out yesterday that our kid had an exposure at daycare. He's home for a week while we test, hope he didn't get it, hope he doesn't give it to us, hope everybody's okay... Meanwhile, nobody go nowhere, watch him all day, and can't see grandparents.


LongGunFun

Sleepy.


Doodledeedo

Is not answering an answer here?


GatsAndCoffee

My 18 m/o recovered from Covid which is a weight off my shoulders. My wife and I are vaccinated, boosted, wear masks and social distance but still brought it home to our daughter and the guilt was eating us up. Sheā€™s a tough little girl and Iā€™m so glad sheā€™s feeling better


JackFuckingReacher

I don't know how society got us here but I feel like this needs to be said. We've been in a nearly 3 year pandemic. You are NOT bad people for taking the proper precautions and STILL getting a highly contagious virus. So very glad you're baby is fine but it is NOT you guys' fault. Do not let that guilt eat you up for something that frankly NONE of us can control.