Same here for most of the above, but I would like to suggest something I do often with random obligatory attendances. Every time you're bored at the party, say your tummy is acting strange. Free pass to go to the bathroom to fuck around on your phone whenever you want. Nobody wants to talk about yr poops. You might owe your partner an explanation, but you can follow your heart on that.

This could be an American thing.

I'm a big eater and sometimes feel like I could eat two cheap frozen pizzas.

When I went to America think I finished one meal and that's because I was hungover, haven't eaten all day and starving.

Their meal sizes are fucking insane.

The meal I ate was in waffle house. It's this danky looking chain restaurant, it has this sad looking yellow and brown colours, all the furniture is plastic and tacky, they have basic coffee and pretty oily food that is super basic, waffles, eggs toast then you got to put a load of butter and sugar on top. As it's open all the time and cheap it is full of people at all hours and a frequent stop for drunk college kids.

Anyway turns out it is amazing! Everyone should go.

Here are two chefs talking about how great it is.

https://youtu.be/qEpXeTDwbk8?si=jV0Pd5hM-hNotrsx

Some just eat a lot. I do sometimes, not frozen pizza but other stuff, but then I also regularly skip both breakfast and lunch or dinner without really thinking about it so on the whole I don't think I eat more than others. I'm around 60 KG. The one that makes people look is when I pack away 30 pieces of sushi while they ordered 10 pieces and are somehow satisfied. That or how I can kill a full bag of potato chips (300 g) in one sitting, a cool 1500 kcal of crispy goodness.

You just have to add enough cheese

The post doesn't specify pizza size, you could be thinking of smaller pizzas than the post.

I think that's just you. I weigh like 40kg more than you, and I usually eat 3/8 pieces when I make a frozen pizza

You must do it, while pizza is frozen

Definitely more then 3 otherwise I just broke it O⁠_⁠o

You would kill? And the thing stopping you from enjoying these free weekends is your kids?

Hmmmm /s

To each their own. Just be sure it's making you happy.

I work to live, but I don't live to work.

Life is short and I thoroughly enjoy playing a video game without a care in the world. With a kid and a house, I have plenty on my plate. I don't go out of my way looking for extra work. If the opportunity arises for me to "waste time" I take it and enjoy it without guilt.

Last night I got to play Lethal Company with two of my friends. Most fun I've had in months. No regrets.

It could be a symptom of anxiety, specifically time anxiety. Feeling like you "have" to be working on something and relaxing is "wasting" time is a consequence of hustle/grind culture that is linked to broader economic anxiety.

Are you able to meaningfully measure how productive you actually are? Research into productivity has shown that resting properly in moderation is linked to more efficient work output.

When you do all 9 for 9 weekends in a row, then you get to claim you accomplished something

I'm proud of you for waking up before 10am!

I was laid off during covid and had severance, PTO payout, stimulus checks, and a healthy savings account so I definitely did this for about a month before I decided to get my shit together.

Well dammit, you don't stand a chance at the maturation world record just waking off on a weekday. Where are your priorities?

6 isn't that much. I'm on 12th today, and it isn't even noon.