The Trenches

[Benfromalbuquerque]

2.5 y.o. daughter now routinely says “what a faaks?” and in context too! I’m so proud her.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

5 y.o. boy past 45 days or so.

 

[TheTone]

One three year old at home. I have no idea how anyone has more than one. He’s a great kid other than sleeping which he is absolutely terrible at. We are still averaging a couple wake ups a night. I’ve maybe had 7-10 total days of uninterrupted sleep at home since he was born

 

[grizzly_]

I love nothing more than being daddy to my little girl. It's the hardest job in the world, but the most amazing part of my life and I'm confident I'll feel that way til my final day. Sturgill said it best...

"Wish I'd done this ten years ago
But how could I know
How could I know
That the answer was so easy"

Congrats and good luck to all the dads and honorary dads out there!

 

[zootspace]

my high school sweetheart, a mother of 3, recently came back into my life and I just don't know if I can do it.
Friday night, we both ate 50mg macro edibles before bed and when we laid down I started having a panic attack imagining all of my freedoms being taken away from me.
I started having a vision of them climbing on my new zwift ride and getting chocolate and snot and whatever other sticky bodily fluids they produce in the buttons on my handle bars and I had to get up, get a drink of water and do some controlled breathing exercises.
I'm sure the love and snugs and all that bs is pretty cool, but guys like me just like riding fences and making the steel belts hum on the asphalt.
I love my friends and family members who have kids, but their lives just seem... really awful.
Like they're probably all tapped tf out on money and they can't just go do whatever the want whenever they want.
thank you to all of the dads out there for selling out and settling down.
my hat's off to you.

 

[zootspace]

You know how much a pita it is to get the water bladder out of your hydration pack and fill it up before you go on a bike ride.
Now imagine having to do that 3 times.
Prob 4 if the mother's going.

 

[TOGIE]

Good to hear from ya dougie

 

[WildWill]

You know how much a pita it is to get the water bladder out of your hydration pack and fill it up before you go on a bike ride.
Now imagine having to do that 3 times.
Prob 4 if the mother's going.

1st If filling your water bladder is taxing for you 3 kids probably aren't for you.
2nd Grown men still ride bikes?

 

[Dave N]

Grown men still ride bikes?

Slopes must not be open yet.

 

[TOGIE]

1st If filling your water bladder is taxing for you 3 kids probably aren't for you.
2nd Grown men still ride bikes?

More importantly, real cyclists don’t use water bladders for hydration.

 

[zootspace]

More importantly, real cyclists don’t use water bladders for hydration.

bottles and cages don't look cool and they're in the direct line of fire for road dust and scrotal drip.

 

[TOGIE]

bottles and cages don't look cool and they're in the direct line of fire for road dust and scrotal drip.

To the point of the thread, the suburban dad look is totally riding your carbon on concrete with a water bladder on your back.

 

[zootspace]

To the point of the thread, the suburban dad look is totally riding your carbon on concrete with a water bladder on your back.

its more nuanced than that.
uswe = athlete who's putting up big miles and raking in kom's.
osprey 5200ci complete with air compressor and impact wrench = suburban dad shotgunning 3 beers in the garage to drown the pain while "unloading the bikes" and warming up the grill to cook 3 different things because of picky eaters.
hot dogs. lol smh

 

[BackofBeyond]

8 posts in and hasn’t called anyone, or even used, the word cuck.

That’s growth.

 

[LousyResident]

One three year old at home. I have no idea how anyone has more than one. He’s a great kid other than sleeping which he is absolutely terrible at. We are still averaging a couple wake ups a night. I’ve maybe had 7-10 total days of uninterrupted sleep at home since he was born

Give us more information about his sleeping arrangements. By himself? In your room? Bedtime?

Time to make some rules and enforce them.

I tell new parents all the time, “your life won’t get back to normal until you can start sleeping through the night again.” I can’t imagine doing that for 3 1/2 years. All three of mine were sleeping through the night by the time they were three months old. I might be dead otherwise lol