# SavePointDad
> Fatherhood, fitness, gaming, and unsolicited life advice
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## Pages
- [About this site](https://savepointdad.com/about.md) - Welcome to Save Point Dad, a corner of the internet for dads who are leveling up in real life. I’m a proud dad, gamer at heart, and a guy on a mission to get healthier. This space is about hitting pause, finding the humor in parenting, getting strong (mentally and physically), and embracing nostalg…
- [Get SavePointDad in your inbox](https://savepointdad.com/get-savepointdad-in-your-inbox.md) - I started SavePointDad because I did not feel like I had it all figured out, and most days I still do not. I write about fatherhood, fitness, gaming, and the quiet work of trying to be better. The emails are honest, personal, and sent once a week.
- [Terms of Use and Privacy Policy](https://savepointdad.com/terms-of-use-and-privacy-policy.md) - Terms of Use for SavePointDad.com Effective Date: July 22, 2025 Welcome to SavePointDad.com (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “the Site”). By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the Site.…

## Posts
- [Leaving a Job After 10 Years](https://savepointdad.com/leaving-a-job-after-10.md) - Leaving a job after ten years is weird as hell. You realize how quickly work moves on, who actually stays in touch, and that your job was never your whole life.
- [How Do You Protect Your Kids Without Controlling Them?](https://savepointdad.com/how-do-you-protect-your-kids-without-controlling-them.md) - Finding the balance between protecting your kids and letting them grow may be one of the hardest parts of parenting.
- [State of the Union: One Year Later... Well, SavePointDad is still going.](https://savepointdad.com/state-of-the-union-one-year-later-well-savepointdad-is-still-going.md) - One year, thousands of followers, countless random thoughts, and somehow this little dad blog is still alive.
- [When the Hell Did We Become the Adults? Getting Older is Weird](https://savepointdad.com/when-the-hell-did-we-become-the-adults-getting-older-is-weird.md) - You never notice the moment you become the adult. One day you look around, waiting for someone wiser to step in... and realize everyone is looking at you.
- [The Last Time Your Kids Ask to Be Carried](https://savepointdad.com/the-last-time-your-kids-ask-to-be-carried.md) - Every milestone your kid hits is something to celebrate, but it's also a goodbye to a little piece of them.
- [The Future of Gaming Looks Convenient... and Terrible](https://savepointdad.com/the-future-of-gaming-looks-convenient-and-terrible.md) - You don't own most digital games. You own a license. As physical media disappears, so do your choices.
- [Be the Person Who Believes in the Dumbass](https://savepointdad.com/be-the-person-who-believes-in-the-dumbass.md) - The best leaders don't just build successful organizations. They build better people.
- [The Fitness Industry Wasn't Designed for Parents](https://savepointdad.com/the-fitness-industry-wasnt-designed-for-parents.md) - I almost spent a lot of money on a supplement because a guy on TikTok with abs told me to. That rabbit hole led to an uncomfortable realization: most fitness advice isn't designed for parents. Or people with actual regular lives.
- [School's Out. Parent Panic Has Started.](https://savepointdad.com/schools-out-parent-panic-has-started.md) - Summer break always sounds amazing until it actually starts. Suddenly you're a full-time parent, part-time event planner, snack distributor, and referee.
- [Video Game Dads Are All Kinda Messed Up](https://savepointdad.com/video-game-dads-are-all-kinda-messed-up.md) - Turns out some of the best dads in gaming are also some of the biggest messes.
- [How Do You Teach Kids Not to Be Selfish?](https://savepointdad.com/how-do-you-teach-kids-not-to-be-selfish.md) - Parents spend years trying to teach kids not to be selfish while secretly hoping they do not ask for the last slice of pizza. Raising kind kids without creating entitled ones is harder than it looks.
- [Adulthood Feels Fast AF](https://savepointdad.com/adulthood-feels-fast-af.md) - Between chaotic vacations, nonstop distractions, plus trying to make memories “perfect,” adulthood starts feeling like one giant checklist instead of real life.
- [We Forgot What Being a Kid Felt Like.](https://savepointdad.com/we-forgot-what-being-a-kid-felt-like.md) - Kids aren’t always trying to be difficult. Sometimes they’re just frustrated humans trying to make sense of a world where adults control everything.
- [Family Trip Prep Is Chaos](https://savepointdad.com/family-trip-prep-is-chaos.md) - Family trip prep is just packing for chaos and hoping for the best.
- [State of the Union… I Mean SavePointDad](https://savepointdad.com/state-of-the-union-i-mean-savepointdad.md) - State of the Union: I'm still winging it. Somehow people are reading it. No idea how that happened.
- [Solo Parenting as a Dad, When Your Wife Leaves for a Work Trip (Vacation)](https://savepointdad.com/solo-parenting-as-a-dad-when-your-wife-leaves-for-a-work-trip-vacation.md) - Solo parenting isn’t hard because of one thing. It’s hard because it’s all the things at once.
- [Why Staying in Shape at 40 With Kids Feels So Damn Hard](https://savepointdad.com/why-staying-in-shape-at-40-with-kids-feels-so-damn-hard.md) - You finally get 20 minutes to work out. It took planning, timing, maybe even some luck. You start moving and feel good for a minute, then someone yells your name like it’s an emergency. If you’re trying to stay in shape at 40 with kids, you already know how this goes.
- [Video Games Lied to You](https://savepointdad.com/video-games-lied-to-you.md) - You thought you’d always know if you were doing a good job. Video games trained us that way. Real life doesn’t work like that.
- [We Need to Stop Treating People Like Heroes](https://savepointdad.com/we-need-to-stop-treating-people-like-heroes.md) - We’re quick to turn people into something bigger than they are. Not just respected, but flawless in our heads. The truth is, nobody is perfect. Respect what they’ve done, not the version you made up.
- [Big Decisions Suck When You’re a Parent](https://savepointdad.com/big-decisions-suck-when-youre-a-parent.md) - Becoming a parent changes how you think about every big decision. Suddenly you're not just thinking about today, you're imagining how one choice might shape your kids’ lives years from now.
- [When Your Kid Gets Hurt and Your Whole World Stops](https://savepointdad.com/when-your-kid-gets-hurt-and-your-whole-world-stops.md) - There’s a different kind of cry your kid makes when they’re actually hurt. It cuts through every annoyance, every argument, every countdown to bedtime. One second you’re irritated. The next, nothing else in the world matters except holding them and making sure they’re okay.
- [If You’re Going to Be Bad at Your Job, At Least Be Kind](https://savepointdad.com/if-youre-going-to-be-bad-at-your-job-at-least-be-kind.md) - If you’re struggling at work, kindness matters more than perfection. Deadlines slip. Mistakes happen. But your professional reputation is built on how you treat people.
- [I Used to Game at 5:30 AM. Now I Watch Monster Trucks](https://savepointdad.com/i-used-to-game-at-5-30-am-now-i-watch-monster-trucks.md) - I thought I understood how life changes with kids. I didn’t. One day your 5:30 AM gaming turns into monster trucks. You do not notice it happening, but they slowly take over things you were not planning on giving up.
- [Kids Love to Humble Parents … In Public](https://savepointdad.com/kids-love-to-humble-parents-in-public.md) - Parenthood humbles you. Not gently. Not over time. You can wake up confident and capable, and by mid-morning your kid has publicly reminded you who is really in charge. Your authority is negotiable.
- [Facts vs Truths: Why Truths Matter More (Usually)](https://savepointdad.com/facts-vs-truths-why-truths-matter-more-usually.md) - Facts tell you what happened. Truths tell you what it meant. Through running, marriage, work, and parenting, I am learning to recognize this more and more.
- [No Kids? No Problem. Why SavePointDad Is Also for Animal and Plant Dads](https://savepointdad.com/no-kids-no-problem-why-savepointdad-is-also-for-animal-and-plant-dads.md) - Being a dad isn’t just about kids. It’s about care, patience, and showing up. Animal dads and plant dads, this space is for you too.
- [A Question I Didn’t See Coming](https://savepointdad.com/a-question-i-didnt-see-coming.md) - My wife asked a question I did not see coming. Her friends took a vote. I lost. This is a true story about marriage, friends, and why life is better with dragons.
- [There’s Never Enough Time](https://savepointdad.com/theres-never-enough-time.md) - We keep treating life like the warm-up round, waiting for things to calm down. The truth is this is the game, even when it feels messy.
- [Setting the Right Expectations](https://savepointdad.com/setting-the-right-expectations.md) - I do not believe in New Year’s Resolutions. Most of them die by February and leave guilt behind. This is not a resolution. It is me questioning whether the expectations I set for my kids build them up or slowly wear them down.
- [That Christmas Level You Can’t Unlock Again](https://savepointdad.com/that-christmas-level-you-cant-unlock-again.md) - I'm chasing a version of Christmas that no longer exists. Parenthood has taught me the magic wasn’t the gifts; it was the space, the waiting, and being a kid.
- [Early in Your Own Story](https://savepointdad.com/early-in-your-own-story.md) - My boss told me I do solid, trusted work. Then he said I move like I am always trying to catch up. He was right. This is about starting later, living under an invisible clock, and learning that being “behind” was never a weakness.
- [5,000 Followers](https://savepointdad.com/5-000-followers.md) - Somehow I hit 5,000 followers on Instagram, which is wild because I started this page with zero expectations and even less of a plan. I just wanted a place to talk about dad life, running, and all the nerdy shit in between.
- [The Little Girl She Is Today That I’ll Miss Tomorrow](https://savepointdad.com/the-little-girl-she-is-today-that-ill-miss-tomorrow.md) - It not the milestones I think about. It's the mismatched outfits, the impossible questions, and the laughs she couldn’t control if she tried.
- [WTF, Holidays are Here Already?](https://savepointdad.com/wtf-holidays-are-here-already.md) - This year I am thankful for the friends who speak in memes, the split second of silence when the car door shuts, and you.
- [I Mostly Kind of Love Running, But Also Kind of Hate it.](https://savepointdad.com/i-mostly-kind-of-love-running-but-also-kind-of-hate-it.md) - Everyone loves to write about how running changed their life, but no one talks about the part where it steals your time, wrecks your legs, and leaves you questioning your life choices. This is the side runners usually keep to themselves.
- [Thirteen Miles of Random Thoughts](https://savepointdad.com/thirteen-miles-of-random-thoughts.md) - Running 13 miles gives you a lot of time to think. From pizza regret to ocean awe, lets break down every mile of the Monterey Bay Half Marathon with honest humor and real-time thoughts.
- [Tiny Teacher, Big Lessons](https://savepointdad.com/tiny-teacher-big-lessons.md) - Learning patience as a dad isn’t easy, especially when your kid is just like you. One breath at a time, we’re both figuring it out.
- [Had to be Me](https://savepointdad.com/had-to-be-me.md) - Okay, so I want to start off by saying this one is a bit meta. I recently was at a conference and had a lot of random thoughts on my drive. This probably won’t connect with everyone so if your new here check these out instead: Strong Enough to Be Kind: The Balance and Some People Just Have It. I Ne…
- [The Ones Who Knew Us Before Life](https://savepointdad.com/the-ones-who-knew-us-before-life.md) - There’s something almost tribal about the people who knew me when I was young. I’m talking about the ones who knew me when everyday I would wake up just looking to get into some neighborhood trouble but with dreams I couldn't explain. Friends that knew what kind of cereal I liked, gave me random ni…
- [Same Kid Energy. Bigger Budget.](https://savepointdad.com/same-kid-energy-bigger-budget.md) - Let’s start with a formal apology. So… apparently my last blog was “an attack with extreme prejudice.” My wife and her friends didn’t love the part where she complained about a woman who acts like her (at times) and I, being the supportive husband I am, turned it into a case study. I’d like to apol…
- [What We Dislike in Others Is Often in Us Too](https://savepointdad.com/what-we-dislike-in-others-is-often-in-us-too.md) - I’ve joked for years that the people who annoy me most are usually people just like me. The loud guy who interrupts people in conversations? I have been known to do that. The stubborn co-worker who refused to budge? Guilty. The friend who always has to be right about some random trivia fact? Defini…
- [From “Used to Be” to “Still Can”](https://savepointdad.com/from-used-to-be-to-still-can.md) - Two years ago, I was in a garage, with beers, a lot of them. Doing what we as men love to do, brag about our past glory days. It’s funny how fast a garage can turn into a time machine, everyone reaching back for the best version of themselves. But as I sat there, I realized, I didn’t want to be a g…
- [Gaming as a Dad: Escape and Connection](https://savepointdad.com/gaming-as-a-dad-escape-and-connection.md) - The last few blogs I’ve written have been on the heavier side. Today, I want to talk about something lighter, but still important to me: gaming. I can just imagine some of you rolling your eyes, but keep reading. Gaming has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, my first gaming syste…
- [Chasing Connection or Chasing Numbers?](https://savepointdad.com/chasing-connection-or-chasing-numbers.md) - When I started SavePointDad, it wasn’t about likes, followers, or subscribers. It was about proving something to myself. I wanted to learn how to build a website, the ins and outs of social media, and how to build something from scratch really just to see if I could. Could I create a corner of the…
- [Are We Allowed to Have Fun Without the Kids?](https://savepointdad.com/are-we-allowed-to-have-fun-without-the-kids.md) - Yesterday my wife and I ran the Disneyland Half Marathon. I survived (though I’ll admit, I had my doubts if I could make it) it was sweaty and exhausting. Disney people are a whole other species. I know I really have to get better about focusing on the moment and not getting lost in my thoughts. 13…
- [A SavePoint I Do Not Want to Save](https://savepointdad.com/a-savepoint-i-do-not-want-to-save.md) - “Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living.” – Albus Dumbledore The last few weeks have been rough on my family. About a month ago my grandma passed away. She was one of those steady quiet presences, always observing and only speaking when her words where needed (something I need to practice). A…
- [Strong Enough to Be Kind: The Balance](https://savepointdad.com/strong-enough-to-be-kind-the-balance.md) - When Strength and Kindness Collide I can remember thinking about this about a week or two after we found out our second would be a boy. How am I going to teach him be strong yet at the same time kind? It sounds easy in theory but in reality, they can feel like two opposing lessons at times. I have…
- [Kids Don’t Tune Into Lectures. They Stream Replays.](https://savepointdad.com/kids-dont-tune-into-lectures-they-stream-replays.md) - I was very surprised by the response to my last post, “When the Mirror Looks Back at You and Tells You Shhhhhh”. To be honest, I was just surprised I got a response lol. It was the first time I actually got emails from readers, not just comments or likes, but emails in my inbox (SavePointDad@gmail.…
- [When the Mirror Looks Back at You and Tells You “Shhhhhh”](https://savepointdad.com/when-the-mirror-looks-back-at-you-and-tells-you-shhhhhh.md) - The Moments You Don’t See Coming There are moments in parenting that that you don’t see coming. I’m not talking about the kind where your kid accidentally headbutts you while climbing onto the couch (Although that sucks). But I mean the kind that makes you pause and think, Am I really the role mode…
- [Some People Just Have It. I Never Have.](https://savepointdad.com/some-people-just-have-it-i-never-have.md) - Always trying to keep up I used to get frustrated, I mean really frustrated, by how some people seem to glide through life powered by natural talent. You know the ones: they pick up new skills on the first try, never had to study, and can just “wing it” and still win. Meanwhile, I was the guy makin…
- [My Kids Are My Workout Partners.](https://savepointdad.com/my-kids-are-my-workout-partners.md) - They See More Than You Think I like to say my kids are my workout partners. They don’t count reps. They don’t correct my form. They’re not logging their macros or spotting me on bench day. Most of the time, they just sit on the makeshift “chairs” they made in the garage, devour Goldfish crackers, a…
- [When Spinning in the Aisle Means Everything Is Right](https://savepointdad.com/when-spinning-in-the-aisle-means-everything-is-right.md) - When your kid spins in the aisle, they’re not hiding, they’re saying everything is okay.
- [Why I Ask So Many Open‑Ended Questions.](https://savepointdad.com/why-i-ask-so-many-open-ended-questions-and-why-its-on-purpose.md) - I ask many open ended questions so you pause the scroll and think deeper. Growth’s not a level to beat, it’s a world to explore.
- [Press Start: What It's Been Like Starting This Page Reflections on building SavePointDad, one post and one follower at a time.](https://savepointdad.com/press-start-what-its-been-like-starting-this-page-reflections-on-building-savepointdad-one-post-and-one-follower-at-a-time.md) - My experience so far building SavePointDad one post + one follower at a time.
- [Am I a Good Dad?](https://savepointdad.com/am-i-a-good-dad-and-why-asking-that-might-be-the-answer.md) - You’re asking ‘Am I a good dad?’ that very question shows you care. It’s not perfection that matters. Showing up does.
- [Welcome to SavePointDad](https://savepointdad.com/welcome-to-save-point-dad.md) - A blog for gamers balancing family, fitness, and fun. SavePointDad is where fatherhood is honest.

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