u/hockeylearning

My [27M] wife [26F] gave birth to our first child back in early June; a son. I've been on paternity leave since then and it's been the best ~2.5 months of my life bar none.

I grew up one of the older kids in a big family helping out with little siblings so I never doubted I'd have the technical ability to take care of a kid, but the entire pregnancy I got more and more anxious about if it was what I actually wanted or if I was just following in my parents' footsteps. Turns out it is exactly what I wanted.

I love taking care of my son. I love feeding him bottles and changing his diapers and giving him baths and staying up all night with him so my wife can get good sleep. I love the new dimension it's added to the relationship my wife and I have. We were already in a rock solid marriage, but I think it's just opened up new ways to support each other and show our love, as well as reveal new aspects of each other to appreciate.

I love that there's this little guy who lights up when I walk in the room and giggles when I kiss his hand. I love seeing how curious he is and how hungry he is to understand and participate in the world around him. I cannot wait to introduce him to all the aspects of life my wife and I love and help him understand who he is, where he comes from and where he's going.

I don't want to act like it's easy (not that you guys would believe me if I did), because it's definitely not. It's been a ton of hard work, especially since he was born almost 2 months premature and the early going was extremely stressful. But the upsides of fatherhood have totally surpassed my expectations; it feels like what I'm supposed to be doing, which is a huge relief for a guy who's never felt a ton of professional satisfaction from any of the jobs I've worked for money.

I've only got a week left on paternity leave and it makes me want to cry. I'm going to cherish these months for the rest of my life but it sucks that I have to do anything besides taking care of him and being there for my wife. If any generous millionaires or universities studying the family want to bankroll my wife and I being stay at home parents please DM.

My wife [26F] and I [27M] got rid of the car when we moved to South Buffalo about three years ago. It was a big decision that we feel has improved our quality of life by quite a bit. We've known a lot of people within Buffalo and without who are dismayed to hear this and don't really understand why we would want to or what a car-free life looks like in practice.

I'm just sitting around taking care of our newborn, so I've got time to answer any questions people might have about our motivations or lifestyle.

What is a deck that everybody claims is really good, *IS* really good every time you play against it, but has never worked the same for you?

For me it's Jolteon EX decks. Every time I queue in against a lightning type deck with Eevee in the active spot they get Jolteon their first turn and make setting up energy impossible. I'll have all the draw support in the world but never manage to find Jolteon until my opponent already has 7 energy out with full evolutions.

Edit - typo