I'm not putting too much hope into this. People have been saying the Russian economy would collapse soon because X and Y since the beginning of the war, and so far it has resisted all threats. I'm sure they are operating on borrowed time, but I'll believe in a collapse when it's actually happening.
I've always been a fence sitter as well, and for the longest part of my life I was kinda certain I didn't want any kids, but in hindsight that was mainly because the women I was with had no interest either. When I met the mother of my daughter, very early on in the relationship she straight up asked me if I could see myself as a parent at some point in the future. I said yes because that's the truth. I could just as well not see myself as a parent, but it wasn't a clear no.
Our daughter was born in the fifth year of our relationship. We would have loved to spend another couple of years just as the two of us, but she's several years older than me and approaching her 40s, so her biological clock was ticking. So we sat down and had a long talk about whether we actually wanted to do this. I've never been the most ambitious fella out there, and if there's an easy or comfortable way of doing something I'm likely to take it. With this topic though I didn't want to live the rest of my life thinking in the back of my head that my kid didn't get born because it would have been outside of my comfort zone. So we went and tried and my gf got pregnant within two months. Our daughter is 7 months now and a wonderful little drooling ball of energy and we love her to death. With all the uncertainty that comes with having a child, one thing is certain though: we don't want a second one :D
It's definitely a roller coaster. Wouldn't miss her for anything in the world, but at the same time it's probably good new parents don't know what awaits them :D
As a father of a 7 month old: hibernation sounds like heaven
Niagara Launcher for me. Love the minimalistic approach!
Grayjay has completely replaced NewPipe for me because it automatically updates my subscriptions
Correct decision imo. Give rookies one season to settle in and one to prove themself. But he definitely needs to up the ante.
No, it's from trees that sneeze
I have always liked the "where does wind come from" one.
Merc vs Ferrari is gonna be spicy! Shame about Sainz
A vasectomy is definitely something we're considering, but just in case the baby fever should ever hit us again, my girlfriend will be over 40 by then and that's too old for comfort (I know plenty of women even older than that have healthy, happy babies, but still), and also we simply aren't in a position to afford a second one :D