Post #1804013
2026-04-29 20:34 UTC
Every time the Heir calls and is feeling out of sorts, I patiently listen until I have the shape of his problem, and then I ask: "When's the last time you ate?"
It is invariably "too long ago."
So I tell him to go feed himself and then get back to me and we'll talk through his problem.
By the time he's done eating, he usually has calmed enough that I get a text, "thanks, dad, I got it."
Sometimes fatherhood is just making sure the kid remembers to fill the tank.
Replies (2)
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@Da_Gut@dice.camp 2026-04-29 20:50
@valthonis@dice.camp Do you perhaps do this as a subscription service?
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@pooserville@dice.camp 2026-04-30 01:38
@valthonis@dice.camp I keep threatening my 20-somethings that I'm going to set up a simple timer + speech app that just reminds them to eat 3x/day. The struggle is real.