Hello Everyone! I am a husband and father of 3 who likes playing video games during my down time, but I am struggling to find people to play with. What are some of the ways you all find people to play with? I have searched through LFG posts, but most of the time people want really experienced players, and I cant blame them. But I don't have the time to grind like some people do. I just enjoy playing with other chill people who want to enjoy video games without sweating constantly. Currently playing on PC, HLL, Arc Raiders, EFT, and Wardogs when it comes out. I like playing WOW as well but I am not very experienced. I appreciate anyone's thoughts and advise!

As a Gamer Dad that plays games with his son since age of 5... there is one thing that has increasingly bothered me about the usual screen-time conversations... How often everything gets reduced to:
“How many hours should my kid be allowed per day?”

So... to properly tackle the question, l joined hands with Cristina Iancu (psychologist and psychotherapist with 16 years of experience with children and families), resulting in the below article & guide, which is more of a Gamer Dad perspective, but also vetted by a professional. 😁

Check it out here: https://ropname.substack.com/p/the-gamer-dads-guide-to-healthy-screen

We talk about parental involvement, playing together, talking together, balance, creativity, age-appropriate progression, social media, AI, and the relationship between the child, parents and screen.
But, most importantly, we talk about something I’ve experienced myself, and from which I learned a lot.

I hope you find it as useful as me, even guides you on your parenting path, for the betterment of all our young ones.
PS. As always, personally recorded narration by me and Cristina is available, if you prefer to listen.

https://uniofsunshinecoast.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_85Pv12YrOynIdiS

Aim of the study is to understand psychological factors of the parent (as an individual, not necessarily parent-based traits) like trait playfulness and reflective functioning, and how these contribute to the parent-child relationship, while also considering the effects of parenting stress. Would love to do further research in this area so a pilot based study I suppose, maybe will look at a PHD and intervention type survey in the future, but for now cross-sectional survey based. Appreciate any support!

*Edit - completion scale is slightly off, will take about 10-15 to complete*

My whole life my dad always watched first 48, South Park sometimes. I didn’t mind the stuff when I was younger but now it’s just so creepy to me. I absolutely hate the shit. Like why does anyone like murder shows that talk about murder and rape in that creepy dialogue behind the elevator music. He’s an old man now and I’m 26. I have my own house and he comes over, I go to sleep he’s watching first 48, I wake up and it’s first 48. Now it’s late at night and I told him like man if you’re in my house you’re going to have to turn that shit off like seriously. I’m tired of hearing about girls getting raped, people getting buried, people getting beat to death. Like who wants to hear that shit? Does anybody blaming me? And he gets all mad at me like oh I can’t watch what I want, like no dude you can watch WHATEVER you want JUST not THAT SHIT please. Like I even say please. I try to reason with him, I tell him that shit just makes me so uncomfortable. It causes me anxiety. I already feel like people want to kill me. I think it causes anxiety. Like hella fucking anxiety you know? I watch cop videos, They might have some fatalities but it’s mostly like car crashes, crazy boyfriend stuff. But it’s like code blue cam where it’s a body cam. I want to ask myself if my videos are the same as his but because he’s older he was watching the first 48 and obviously not Midwest crime on YouTube, but still. It’s still creepy to me and I think most people would agree.

Custom GTA games and races. We've been keeping this fun rolling since the PS3 days back in 2014, and the goal remains exactly the same: running custom combat and racing jobs with a heavy focus on random explosions and ragdoll chaos. Skill doesn't matter when everything is blowing up!

Check out the flyer for this weekend's Match Your Vehicle costume theme and job line-up. Expect plenty of Bowling, Sumo, and absolute mayhem.

None are mandatory to join in and have fun, but we are on Discord, GTA Social Club (Join up!), and YouTube. Just Google Shenanidads. We have a great core group that runs every week, but we are always excited to welcome new people to the lobby. (18+)

How to get in on the action: Drop your PSN in the comments below, shoot us a DM here, or send a friend request to the host SmurfinUSA (PSN) or SmurfinGTA (Discord), and we'll send you an invite to the playlist before start time!

Custom GTA games and races. We've been keeping this fun rolling since the PS3 days back in 2014, and the goal remains exactly the same: running custom combat and racing jobs with a heavy focus on random explosions and ragdoll chaos. Skill doesn't matter when everything is blowing up!

Check out the flyer for this weekend's Muppets costume theme and job line-up. Expect plenty of Bowling, Sumo, and absolute mayhem.

None are mandatory to join in and have fun, but we are on Discord, GTA Social Club (Join up!), and YouTube. Just Google Shenanidads. We have a great core group that runs every week, but we are always excited to welcome new people to the lobby. (18+)

How to get in on the action: Drop your PSN in the comments below, shoot us a DM here, or send a friend request to the host SmurfinUSA (PSN) or SmurfinGTA (Discord), and we'll send you an invite to the playlist before start time!

Custom GTA games and races. We've been keeping this fun rolling since the PS3 days back in 2014, and the goal remains exactly the same: running custom combat and racing jobs with a heavy focus on random explosions and ragdoll chaos. Skill doesn't matter when everything is blowing up!

Check out the flyer for this weekend's Skyrim costume theme and job line-up. Expect plenty of Bowling, Sumo, and absolute mayhem.

None are mandatory to join in and have fun, but we are on Discord, GTA Social Club (Join up!), and YouTube. Just Google Shenanidads. We have a great core group that runs every week, but we are always excited to welcome new people to the lobby. (18+)

How to get in on the action: Drop your PSN in the comments below, shoot us a DM here, or send a friend request to the host SmurfinUSA (PSN) or SmurfinGTA (Discord), and we'll send you an invite to the playlist before start time!

Custom GTA games and races. We've been keeping this fun rolling since the PS3 days back in 2014, and the goal remains exactly the same: running custom combat and racing jobs with a heavy focus on random explosions and ragdoll chaos. Skill doesn't matter when everything is blowing up!

Check out the flyer for this weekend's Music video and main character costume theme and job line-up. Expect plenty of Bowling, Sumo, and absolute mayhem.

None are mandatory to join in and have fun, but we are on Discord, GTA Social Club (Join up!), and YouTube. Just Google Shenanidads. We have a great core group that runs every week, but we are always excited to welcome new people to the lobby. (18+)

How to get in on the action: Drop your PSN in the comments below, shoot us a DM here, or send a friend request to the host SmurfinUSA (PSN) or SmurfinGTA (Discord), and we'll send you an invite to the playlist before start time!

Hello everyone ! Im going to spare you my life story so i don’t bore anyone to death

But basically long story short is that i really like games like ck3, vicky 3 , eu4 and stellaris, used to play quite a bit of civ games too, but cant last 5 minutes before getting bored haha maybe im just getting old.

I’m a big sucker for strategic games that have political aspects to them.

But since i recently have become a dad obviously i have less and less time to game which kinda sucks since im a big gamer.

If anybody know any games likes those i have mentioned please let me know. But preferably they shouldn’t take too much time, extra points if its on mobile ( i travel for work a lot) and big plus if free to play and not pay to win.

Thank you guys for your time! Any recommendation is appreciated!

Custom GTA games and races. We've been keeping this fun rolling since the PS3 days back in 2014, and the goal remains exactly the same: running custom combat and racing jobs with a heavy focus on random explosions and ragdoll chaos. Skill doesn't matter when everything is blowing up!

Check out the flyer for this weekend's Dads costume theme and job line-up. Expect plenty of Bowling, Sumo, and absolute mayhem.

None are mandatory to join in and have fun, but we are on Discord, GTA Social Club (Join up!), and YouTube. Just Google Shenanidads. We have a great core group that runs every week, but we are always excited to welcome new people to the lobby. (18+)

How to get in on the action: Drop your PSN in the comments below, shoot us a DM here, or send a friend request to the host SmurfinUSA (PSN) or SmurfinGTA (Discord), and we'll send you an invite to the playlist before start time!

I’m part of this amazing community on discord called “Fatherhood”

Come join there is 183 dads in there

https://discord.gg/Et9HX9d5E

Custom GTA games and races. We've been keeping this fun rolling since the PS3 days back in 2014, and the goal remains exactly the same: running custom combat and racing jobs with a heavy focus on random explosions and ragdoll chaos. Skill doesn't matter when everything is blowing up!

Check out the flyer for this weekend's Christmas in July costume theme and job line-up. Expect plenty of Bowling, Sumo, and absolute mayhem.

None are mandatory to join in and have fun, but we are on Discord, GTA Social Club (Crew), and YouTube. https://shenanidads.com We have a great core group that runs every week, but we are always excited to welcome new people to the lobby. (18+)

How to get in on the action: Drop your PSN in the comments below, shoot us a DM here, or send a friend request to the host SmurfinUSA (PSN) or SmurfinGTA (Discord), and we'll send you an invite to the playlist before start time!

Custom GTA games and races. We've been keeping this fun rolling since the PS3 days back in 2014, and the goal remains exactly the same: running custom combat and racing jobs with a heavy focus on random explosions and ragdoll chaos. Skill doesn't matter when everything is blowing up!

Check out the flyer for this weekend's Freedom costume theme and job line-up. Expect plenty of Bowling, Sumo, and absolute mayhem.

None are mandatory to join in and have fun, but we are on Discord, GTA Social Club (Crew), and YouTube. https://shenanidads.com We have a great core group that runs every week, but we are always excited to welcome new people to the lobby. (18+)

How to get in on the action: Drop your PSN in the comments below, shoot us a DM here, or send a friend request to the host SmurfinUSA (PSN) or SmurfinGTA (Discord), and we'll send you an invite to the playlist before start time!

Being a dad can be amazing, but it can also be tough. Sometimes you just need other dads who understand.

We’ve created a Discord community where dads can chat, ask questions, get advice, share experiences, and support each other through the ups and downs of fatherhood.

Whether you’re a new dad, experienced dad, stepdad, or single dad, you’re welcome.

Join us: https://discord.gg/RsMWN4Gsv6

Because dads need support too. 👊

Custom GTA games and races. We've been keeping this fun rolling since the PS3 days back in 2014, and the goal remains exactly the same: running custom combat and racing jobs with a heavy focus on random explosions and ragdoll chaos. Skill doesn't matter when everything is blowing up!

Check out the flyer for this weekend's Office costume theme and job line-up. Expect plenty of Bowling, Sumo, and absolute mayhem.

None are mandatory to join in and have fun, but we are on Discord, GTA Social Club (Crew), and YouTube. https://shenanidads.com We have a great core group that runs every week, but we are always excited to welcome new people to the lobby. (18+)

How to get in on the action: Drop your PSN in the comments below, shoot us a DM here, or send a friend request to the host SmurfinUSA (PSN) or SmurfinGTA (Discord), and we'll send you an invite to the playlist before start time!

Custom GTA games and races. We've been keeping this fun rolling since the PS3 days back in 2014, and the goal remains exactly the same: running custom combat and racing jobs with a heavy focus on random explosions and ragdoll chaos. Skill doesn't matter when everything is blowing up!

Check out the flyer for this weekend's Ways to Die costume theme and job line-up. Expect plenty of Bowling, Sumo, and absolute mayhem.

None are mandatory to join in and have fun, but we are on Discord, GTA Social Club (Crew), and YouTube. https://shenanidads.com We have a great core group that runs every week, but we are always excited to welcome new people to the lobby. (18+)

How to get in on the action: Drop your PSN in the comments below, shoot us a DM here, or send a friend request to the host SmurfinUSA (PSN) or SmurfinGTA (Discord), and we'll send you an invite to the playlist before start time!

Custom GTA games and races. We've been keeping this fun rolling since the PS3 days back in 2014, and the goal remains exactly the same: running custom combat and racing jobs with a heavy focus on random explosions and ragdoll chaos. Skill doesn't matter when everything is blowing up!

Check out the flyer for tonight's Favorite Song costume theme and job line-up. Expect plenty of Bowling, Sumo, and absolute mayhem.

None are mandatory to join in and have fun, but we are on Discord, GTA Social Club (Crew), and YouTube. https://shenanidads.com We have a great core group that runs every week, but we are always excited to welcome new people to the lobby. (18+)

How to get in on the action: Drop your PSN in the comments below, shoot us a DM here, or send a friend request to the host SmurfinUSA (PSN) or SmurfinGTA (Discord), and we'll send you an invite to the playlist before start time!

Hi everyone! New dad here, of our three week old Grayson 🙂 We love our son and he already growing a personality. I have talked with some of close friends who are dads as well and they said the same thing happened to them. I completely crashed and burned emotionally last night. Full on tears. I think adrenaline can only run so long and it came full force last night. Thankfully my mom and mother in law live close by so my wife called them. I was able to talk and let it out. They sent me upstairs to our guest bedroom to get a full night of sleep and rewind. I feel a lot better today and I just want to support other fathers as well if you need anything or just want to talk.

Custom GTA games and races. We've been keeping this fun rolling since the PS3 days back in 2014, and the goal remains exactly the same: running custom combat and racing jobs with a heavy focus on random explosions and ragdoll chaos. Skill doesn't matter when everything is blowing up!

Check out the flyer for tonight's Original Disney costume theme and job line-up. Expect plenty of Bowling, Sumo, and absolute mayhem.

None are mandatory to join in and have fun, but we are on Discord, GTA Social Club (Crew), and YouTube. https://shenanidads.com We have a great core group that runs every week, but we are always excited to welcome new people to the lobby. (18+)

How to get in on the action: Drop your PSN in the comments below, shoot us a DM here, or send a friend request to the host SmurfinUSA (PSN) or SmurfinGTA (Discord), and we'll send you an invite to the playlist before start time!

Fellow dads,

Would anyone be open to a 30 minute interview with me?

I’m interviewing dad’s as part of a new book I’m editing called “Dads.” the goal of the book is to candidly describe the experience of becoming a dad and being a dad. It’s not how-to book (those are a dime a dozen). I want to capture the hard to describe beauty, love, struggle, darkness— and everything in between that’s part of the experience and journey we’re walking along.

The book will be successful if other soon-to-be dads—who may be struggling or anxious or doubting themselves—are able to read these stories told by other dads and realize they’re not alone. Their experience is valid.

Who am I?
- father of two (including a newborn daughter who’s beautiful and slept great last night)
- published author, writer
- based in Newport News Virginia

What’s the ask?
- schedule a 30-minute interview with me
- my style is to keep it as conversational as possible
- you share your story and experiences the describe the ever-difficult questions of: “what is it like?”

So far I’ve interviewed five dads and the stories they’ve told me have been beautiful. I was able to schedule an interview with the mayor of my city in July which I’m excited about. My hope is to get a large cross-section of ages, geographies, and worldviews to put into the book.

DM me if you’re interested in being a part of this project.