Males and Females

Let's face it, without that shit some people would never have fun. That said, kudos to you for being able to celebrate life without needing calendar dates

I really do enjoy my life. If I could make a change I wish there were extra money for travel. Traveling with a family is obscenely expensive, even for just a day trip.
 
IIRC you live in Arizona. That state has beautiful scenery and warm weather, so you could take the family out for a nice hike pretty much any time. In the summer my family and I go to the Loess Hills almost every weekend. It's like being in an Immortal video.
 
Parts of AZ have beautiful scenery. It's pretty limited here unless you like the harshness. I have grown to like it in a way, but not enough to go out of my way to stare at the same sand, scrub, and bare rock I can see from any distance on a regular commute.

Northern Arizona is "where it's at", but again, day trips are extremely expensive.
 
zabu of nΩd;10175325 said:
I would think you could do it for $200-$250. That's expensive, but not quite "extremely"

That sounds about right, but yes, I consider that extremely expensive, for that much money to vanish to fund one day that will mostly consist of driving. Doesn't pass the cost/benefit analysis relative to income.
 
Yeah good point. Well you could spend a night or two at grand canyon village, i guess that would add an extra 150-250 per night though...
 
I would say my biggest regret at this point is not doing more traveling before I had kids. Until they are old enough to actually enjoy it to, traveling certainly is a major drag economically, physically, and mentally.
 
I've never understood why so many people have kids. To me, having that much responsibility in my life is unthinkable. I'm too individualistic and goal-driven.
 
I'm certainly individualistic (some might even suggest hyper-individualistic) and goal driven. My goals just included kids. Falls under my beliefs about personal responsibility.
 
Because responsibility is a pain in the ass and i'd rather do something meaningful with my life than have it full of responsibilities?

People do non-fun work for a reason - you can't just say "why not" to justify doing it.
 
zabu of nΩd;10175386 said:
Because responsibility is a pain in the ass and i'd rather do something meaningful with my life than have it full of responsibilities?

People do non-fun work for a reason - you can't just say "why not" to justify doing it.


I don't consider abdication of personal responsibility a sustainable path, regardless of the subject. I don't regret having kids. I regret wasting opportunities prior to that.
 
Funny, i'm just as stressed as ever, if not more so, yet my sex life is far far far far superior than it has been ever in my life.