young couples trying to raise a family in our clown economy are admirable bordering on heroic, so if you have kids, its actually a patriotic duty to invade spaces where boomers, "childfree" redditors, disney adults, other sorts of foul beasts, cavort and stuff their putrid jowls
Millennial dads FTW. 🔥
You’re the ones up before dawn grinding through workouts to stay strong, then clocking 10-12 hour shifts without complaint. You come home exhausted but still light up when your kids run to you. You coach their teams, fix the bikes, cook dinner on weeknights, and somehow carve out time for your hobbies—whether it’s lifting, gaming, fishing, or that side project in the garage.
You didn’t get participation trophies or easy modes. You figured out how to adult in a chaotic economy, learned to cook real food, changed diapers at 3 a.m., and still show up as present fathers. No fanfare. No viral applause. Just quiet, relentless consistency.
Your kids won’t know a world where dads checked out after work or hid behind “provider only” excuses. They’ll just know stability, love, and a dad who showed them how to grind with purpose. You’re building the next generation on bedrock.
To every millennial dad reading this: you’re not just surviving—you’re winning. Keep showing up. The legacy you’re forging is bigger than you know.
Congratulations brothers. Stand strong.
ducks: in a row
elephant in the room: addressed
eggs: several baskets
bigger fish: fried
monkeys: not mine and not at my circus
cards: on the table
chips: all in
two cents: given
money: where my mouth is
CJ McCollum on Jonathan Kuminga: “He has championship DNA coming from the Warriors. The athleticism is off the charts. He’s got a mid-range. He knows how to post up, screen, and defensively, he can guard 1-5. He was in a not so great situation and now he's found a happy home.”
That goodbye between Tim and his dad in About Time (2013) just wrecks you, going in expecting a romcom and then getting hit with something that real about losing a parent… yeah that one hurts.