Recent content by Daelos

The novellas are really good at filling in details. But they spoil, so take care to readin sequence

Finally managed to build back to something resembling a gym habit again. Completed my 5th week of pulling and pushing weak shit that was warm ups 6 years ago. Crossing north of 40 this year, but have decided to prove to younger self that older self can get stronger. It will just be a ... Long...

Well, mine also grew up in Eastern Europe and is happy enough living spartan. But this past year we've kind if been a really bad influence on each other as we've been building a new house. Instead of one partner suggesting something outrageous and the other being the sanity check, we've both...

FWIW I agree with you on this issue. 11 year old and 13 year old. Lots of talks about accountability and responsibility for their own choices, at the same time as I have rules I expect them to follow to the letter. Talking through the common dilemmas that they will encounter (boy/girl they like...

So. I'm boxing my way up the levels on Firiona Vie, and finally hit 65. This is the level I quit at more than a decade ago, and now I'm at a loss about where to go. I have three boxes with mercs. Looking for fun/loot/nameds more than xp. Any suggestions? Any items I should buy, or should I...

If my ex told me how I should parent our kids when they are with me I would be a lot less polite than your ex.

My ex was always complaining about me disappearing into my den to play games. So I bought an expensive gaming laptop to play next to her on the sofa. Then she found other stuff to complain about. So I ended up in the den. With my laptop.

SpaceX has the BFR.

They don't like my disapproval or disappointment.

Never spanked my kids. Never will. As chaos says; it's violence. Being their father does not grant me the right to cause them physical pain. I only need to look at my kids and they'll cut out any shit. It's called parenting

Just do Bannerman's and then Espionage from top to bottom instead. More fun. More productive

I don't even.

My little girl is 10 and all gangly. And she still reaches up to be held and cuddled. Loving it while it lasts

My turn to do a couple of recommendations: "The Bobiverse" series by Dennis Taylor starts with We Are Legion. Robert (Bob) is a regular guy living in 2015 (?) when he is suddenly hit by a car. Fortunately, he's signed up for cryostorage and his head is frozen as he dies - and he is resurrected...

A good martial arts school, and a rigid structure at home that includes housework.