Men of AskMenOver30! In the interest of creating a deeper, more engaging, and more relevant community for all of us, we've implemented a recurring, Weekly Wednesday check-in thread.
- How are you doing this week?
- How are you feeling this week?
- How have things changed from last week (if at all)?
- Are you proud of anything you've done this week?
- Are you struggling with anything this week?
- Do you need advice or feedback on anything that's happening?
Feel free to share your wins, losses, and general progress. You can talk about anything from work and career, to personal projects, to personal development and family, to friendships and socialization, even dating.
Life is ongoing, and sometimes it's good to have a community around us that can reflect that. Hopefully this weekly check-in will serve as a good tool and outlet for those who need it.
You are encouraged not only to post, but to respond to posts by others. Support your fellow men in their trials and tribulations.
Please be respectful in your comments.
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I am trying to reconnect socially. I called an old friend that I lost contact with, I discovered that he had a death in the family and he just dropped down the radar. I told him “I was just pinging the server. Call me when you are in the mood to talk.”
Work has gone sideways. What I thought I was getting into has expanded exponentially. Not unmanageable, just needing to switch gears.
Working on helping partner get a new car. Its been stressful having to carpool to work.
Im proud that I came out swinging at this new job and getting things done that have been neglected. I started in my industry as a warehouse tech and driver. Ive now moved up to warehouse manager while still tackling video tech gigs.
Id say the biggest struggle is making time for myself with the added 2 hours a day carpooling with my partner.
New year, new job, new name. New start at 40. Taking some settling into, but got sick of post pandemic stagnation. Hi. I’m Drew.
I have had a good year so far, got promoted to my preferred position with a bonus. Not in a good place mentally as my gf is stepping away when she found i hid stuff from her regarding my ex. Working on myself and trying to be better and do better.
This week has not been great. Anniversary with STBE was Monday, her birthday Tuesday. Sent her a well wishes text knowing I wouldn’t hear back. Gave my lawyer the go ahead to check in with hers as to where the fuck her DRA is, as mines been done for a month. When they emailed him back, they said my STBE informed them “parties are not reconciling.” Wanted to tear my fucking hair out. I guess I’m glad that I did my best this year to try and mend things, even when everyone around me was telling me to drop it, and that I treated her with kindness even when I was getting kicked in the gut by her.
Fuck, man.
Stressed, but optimistic about the future. Had a lot to process this year with accepting loss and moving on. Restructuring my business has been a major stressor. Very much a “midlife crisis” year.
As long as nothing new gets added to the pile, I’m looking forward to next spring and finding an opportunity to slow down a bit. I’ve settled into some fun hobbies and just want time next year to coast, dive into hobbies and find my next soul dog.
Struggling with depression pretty bad this/last week. Between work, my marriage, kids and just life in general, it’s just heavy.
Told our couples therapist today that, no, I don’t want to die, but if I did today, I’d be perfectly content with it. I feel like it’d be easier than to have to feel all these different emotions/feelings.
I get everyone deals with some kind of issues, life is just rough and I’m tired of being tired
Work is mental to some extent. People have all these expectations and that people below them in the chain of command have all the time on their hands to do everything.
I’ve been trying to figure out how to solve this issue. I’ve documented my findings etc but I’m going to work on other planned tasks for the sprint.
I passed an exam last week which is part of my learning and development plan. So I’m glad I got that done.
I’ve not any drank alcohol since mid October which I’m proud of myself but I do plan to drink this month (socially).
Overall December is not too bad so far.