u/Horizontal_Axe_Wound

Anyone else get the black version of the console as a kid and now wish they had got the purple?

As a 14 year old boy I really didn't like the purple console and went with the black version. Now I wish I had got the iconic purple version and can't bring myself to get rid of this... I'm going to end up getting a 2nd console I know.

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u/Horizontal_Axe_Wound — 2 days ago
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Any other international dads here looking for friends?

I'm originally from the UK and married a Latvian woman. I figured I can't be the only one and maybe there's others out there looking for friends.

I'm 39 and I've been living here for a year and half although I've been going back to the UK a lot for work so in reality I've definitely not been here that long. I've started A1 Latvian but I've got a long way to go.

I'm 39 and my interests include: retro gaming, Pokémon, beer, premier league football, photography, nature, I used to snowboard but I probably need to retire from that.

Note: I'm not against making Latvian friends at all but you guys seem to all have very tight established friend groups and I haven't been able to infiltrate. I'm open to anyone around the same age.

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u/Horizontal_Axe_Wound — 30 days ago

My wife and I moved back to her home country to have our baby (better healthcare, quality of living etc) my plan was to retrain / focus on starting a business but that hasn't really happened much since our son is demanding and I keep going back for work to earn money whilst she's on maternity pay.

I know this is a temporary stage but I often get frustrated that I can't knuckle down and really focus on it as the sooner I get things moving the sooner it'll be beneficial for my family. My wife is soon to be back at work and I'll be the main parent for around 5 months as he's too young for nursery. The childcare part I'm fine with, the lack of freetime to focus on a career I'm not.

Anyone been in a similar situation?

Additional context: my work experience is pretty broad and I don't yet speak the native language (I'm slowly learning). Financially we're ok but will need to live pretty modestly until I've get a job and some income.

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u/Horizontal_Axe_Wound — 4 months ago