And the vicious cycle of raising stupid bigots.

And inbreeding.

Based.

Nice! Thank you!

If anyone got a screenshot of that, please post.

Sometimes I look at my children and internally apologize to them for the hot and bleak future we are handing off to them.

LMAO!

$44 billion is a lot of money to spend just to clumsily create Truth Social 2.0.

American people when we try to say bottle of water: [gunshots] [dies instead]

Thankfully even ancient memes are always relevant on Lemmy. 🍻

Yeah, could be. But in any case, I upvoted all of them as well. Cheers!

I like how you accidentally replied four times and people upvoted all of them.

Melt > Butter > 1 Stick

Which country are you from? If you don’t mind me asking.

I’m upvoting and commenting with my lemmy.world account. I had the same issue off and on for the past few days but since I’ve logged out and back in today it has worked fine.

Same tbh. Even if the community remains at ~130k active users, that’s enough to make the community entertaining, useful, wholesome, etc.

This is a test as well.

Have another hit. Feel the rush.

I hemmed and hawed for a few months but what brought me to my decision to leave my career was the extra thousands of hours I would get with my kids as they grow up. That time is just SO much more valuable than money.

Sure, we could make ~250k a year combined, aggressively invest, and enjoy a lavish lifestyle in our 50’s. But at what cost?

So, I spend my days with the kids and my wife works from her in-home therapy office—with dialed-back hours to enjoy 3-day weekends with us. One day we will retire comfortably enough to get a decent RV, travel 1-2x a year, and dig into hobbies. And the trade off for less wealth? We’ll have rock solid relationships with our children with so many fond memories of their childhood—far more than we’d have if we both spent 40+ hours a week working.

As I’m sure you know, it’s an extremely fortunate position to be in. If you choose to resign and take the plunge into SAHD life you can always return to work if you decide it’s just not for you. Good luck!

Oh, and one more thing: I have a book recommendation. I think it should be mandatory reading for all parents. It’s called ‘Playful Parenting: An Exciting New Approach to Raising Children That Will Help You Nurture Close Connections, Solve Behavior Problems, and Encourage Confidence’ by Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D. I’m almost done with it. My kids are 7 and 15; I wish I read it years ago but it is what it is.

12 million? Pfft. Just a small fraction of that is more than fine. My wife makes ~$150k a year as a therapist and I am indeed happily that guy. Throw in home school, playing with the kids, running errands, and handling other parental and spousal duties that pop up.

Is it tiring? Yes, quite often. Is it stressful? Yes, sometimes. Is it worth it? Hell yeah.

Do I miss work since I “retired” almost two years ago? Hell no.

As long as life’s basics are covered and there’s a little extra play money it’s all worth it.