chileanseabass

No issues. My wife and I have been together for 6 years, since he was 3. Her three are all older - 16, 15, 12, then comes my son who is almost 9, and then our daughter who will be 3 in a couple of weeks. He was actually with us full time for almost two years (5-6) while my ex was married to an terrible person and my son refused to go there. We've been honest with everyone from the start, and we just roll with it. The youngest has some issues with it, because she misses him when he's gone, but she understands that he's at his mom's house and will be back soon. The only time it has been an issue is with chores. Each kid has a specific chore each week, and it rotates, with each kid getting $10 allowance each month. Since "L" is only there every other week, he skips two of the chores. When it's one of the more difficult/loathed chores, like dishes, there are gripes, so we break the rotation every few months to keep it fair. Plus, he only gets $5 allowance. Is it perfect? No, but we do the best we can.

My wife and I are expecting our 6th in January, but this will be our 2nd together. Of the other 4 from previous relationships (3 are hers, 1 is mine), only 1 "ex" is involved (mine) so my son is only with us every other week. My wife will be 40 in February and I'll be 37 in October. I'm by no means the world's best dad, but being a dad is the best part of my life. No, I don't get to play hockey anymore, or even go to games for that matter. My hockey money goes to pay for the kids soccer, piano, and whatnot. But I would much much rather watch my kids do what they enjoy and be there to support them, than do it myself. I'm an only child, the definition of selfish, but being a parent is great. Sure there's plenty of times I bitch and moan that I'm always doing something for someone else instead of myself. The teenagers drive me nuts, leaving their crap all over the house, and my almost three-year old daughter who thinks she's 15 can drive me up a wall with her know-it-all attitude, but I wouldn't change a thing. Within 4 years, the two oldest will be close to 20. The yet-to-be-born youngest will be a year from Kindergarten. and I'll be 40 (!), but I'm looking forward to it. Having kids isn't for everyone. Having a bunch of kids even less so. But, once you have a kid, everything changes and not for the worst. It opens doors to see and feel things you never thought possible.

My 16 year old stepson just started rocking a man bun. He's in good shape and has no problem attracting girls, but so far the only positive "I really like your new hair" comments have come from the older/grandma crowd at church. I think 3 or 4 septuagenarians have now offered up that they think it looks good.

Found out this morning that my wife is having a boy. We're excited to add another little guy to the family (this will make 4 boys and 2 girls).

A few months ago, my wife frantically ran through the house waking everyone up, saying we're late for work and school, thinking it was 7:00 (she leaves at 7:15, kids get the bus at 6:30). I looked at the stove and microwave while letting the dogs out and confirmed it was actually 12:30. We had been asleep for about 2 hours.

I've seen some cool places for work, but never have too much time to vacation (Sydney and Tokyo for example). Best 100% pure vacation was North Shore of Oahu with my wife two years ago for our 2nd anniversary. Best experience abroad was living in Chile for two years.

Been there, done that around 6 years ago with an almost 3 year old son. Wasn't the easiest transition, but has been for the best. Happily married to someone for 4 years (today, actually), with a beautiful 2 year old daughter and another kiddo on the way in January. I'm on decent terms with my ex, and we have joint custody of our son, splitting time 50/50 (week on, week off). The best advice I can give is to always make sure you're the "stable" parent for your daughter. If your wife does it too, then your kid will certainly be fine. But if she doesn't, then you'll be the backbone for her. I like to think I've been able to do that for my boy. My ex has really had her ups and downs, but at least what he always has from me is stability and consistency. That has never wavered.

The talk of Housley reminded me of this gem from Rob Ray: On Housley, Ray said, "I detest Phil Housley. I still hate him. I fight Domi, but it's not as if I hate him. I played with Phil Housley and he treated me like [expletive] while he was here. He's someone, to this day, I still hate. He showed you no respect and pretended that he was the man and never gave you a chance as a young guy to fit in. I have a problem with that guy."

That was me all through high school. Had my mom do it. And yes, you can mess it up. One time, senior year, she forgot the guard and cut a 2 inch x 3 inch swatch out of the top of my head. Luckily it was on a wednesday night. She felt so bad she let me stay home the rest of the week.

Stopped at a barber shop yesterday for a quick haircut and a beard trim. Nice barber in his late 70's absolutely butchered my hair. So badly uneven I had to get it fixed by someone else and have it taken much shorter than usual to do so. Some spots I couldn't fix, like the neckline that's a good inch higher than it should be, and a beard "trim" that was wavy and came up a good 1/2" higher on my right jaw. Ended up shaving the whole thing off. First time in 2 years I don't have a beard.

I was blindsided by a 93 year old man back in January. Flipped my car and sent it spinning. Recently finished 3 months of physical therapy for my banged up shoulder.

I agree with your first list, but from the 2nd, what more can you ask of a guy like Deslauriers? He doesn't have the skill to score 10 goals per year in this league even with 20 minutes of ice time per night, let alone 6 minutes. What about guys like Ennis or Girgensons, guys who have the talent but for some reason have fallen off the face of the Earth. Maybe Ennis gets a pass because of injuries, but what has happened to Zemgus? He's gone from "future captain" to 4th liner.

More from Jack - “I think guys want to win,” Eichel said Monday, “but there’s a difference between saying you want to win and actually wanting to win and putting the work in and dedicating your life to it.”

Per Harrington: Eichel clearly furious. Said too many guys in the room simply happy to be in the league. Part of the culture that needs change. #Sabres So, who needs to go? Who is Eichel talking about?

Hubbards are awesome. I have 5 plants going this year.

Risto or McCabe

What good has Murray done during his time in Buffalo? I understand it takes time, but nothing seems to be better than it was when he took over. The defense is horrible, and he moved two NHL regulars for pretty much nothing (McNabb, Pysyk). He moved a 1st for a mediocre NHL goalie. Kane is starting to prove his worth, so I'll give him that deal and the O'Reilly trade as "wins." He was supposedly a great developer of talent and had top AHL clubs under his watch, and the Amerks suck. That's even with Buffalo signing top level "4A" players to big money deals to play in Rochester. To top it all off, he signed Bylsma as coach. The writing has been on the wall for months that this year is another loss... move your expiring assets and play out the string. And now he couldn't even find takers for Kulikov and Franson? Someone wasn't willing to give a 5th rounder? C'mon. I'm over GMTM.

Got in a pretty bad car accident back on Jan 30th. a 93 year old man t-boned me pulling out of a shopping plaza. Hit me right at the driver's door, which spun my 2015 Mazda 3 once, then flipped it upside down and I slid for a good 50 feet. A few bystanders helped pull me out before fire/medic arrived on the scene. Nothing too serious injury wise, but I'm sore as hell. Getting a trio of MRIs done tomorrow on my neck, back and shoulder. To top it off, both the old guy and I had Nationwide, so they kept trying to dick me over to minimize their losses. It's been such an ordeal, and I've lost $3,500 I had in the car as it was a lease. Now I get to go car shopping with a whopping $500.

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere, but thought this was an interesting quote from ROR following last night's win. Falls in line with the general perception of the players being overwhelmed with DB's "system." “We were creating right away, and we were just competing right away. That’s what we’ve got to do more often... We weren’t as focused on kind of the X’s and O’s and what they’re going to do. We just kind of said, ‘Let’s go out and play hockey.’ That’s what did right away, and we built off it.”

I've been a member since 2005 and somehow managed to accrue over 1,200 posts but I'm not quite sure how. I visit almost every day, but it's more a form of habit than anything. I haven't been able to watch a Sabres game the past two seasons, and info that would keep me "attached" to the team that I used to find here, is fleeting. With 5 kids, ex-spouses, work, school, etc., I have enough drama in my life. This used to be an escape from that, but now I just lurk on the fringes. There seems to be so much more drama on this board now than years ago, and it's not just the politics thread or whatever, because conversations and animosity spill over from one thread to another, and it's hard to keep everything straight. I followed along with the politics thread (what can I say, it was like a trainwreck and I couldn't look away), but am so sick of the divisiveness all around me in the "real world," that it kind of sucked the fun out of this place as well once it came to the forefront. I'm not saying we each shouldn't have a voice or be able to complain, but I just get sick of hearing it non-stop, whether it's about politics or even the Sabres. Yet, oddly enough my favorite thread is Complaint Thursday, since it allows me to connect with each of the posters on a more human level. I don't know... guess I'm just starting to ramble. I'll probably continue to lurk and check-in often, but won't post much outside of the soccer thread.

I think Sunil said there's no rush in that search, and that Tab Ramos is essentially handling the role now.

Can't say I'm thrilled with the (possible/likely?) choice of Arena to replace him, but he's the safe pick. USSF knows what they're getting with him. He's not a bad coach and he's been there before, so it's his job to lose. I'd rather see them go with someone outside the box (Bielsa), but understand why Sunil wouldn't want to at this stage.

It seems to me like Jurgen has lost the team. Time to cut bait and bring in a stop gap replacement to get them through qualifying, then reevaluate. His recent tactical decisions make little to no sense whatsoever.

Took my wife to see them at MSG this summer. Easily one of the best concerts I've ever attended.

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