Dad Buying Cabin WAY UP IN the UP

Few, if any. Jeez.

Anyway, this is clearly a troll, the OP would know his own dad's age and not describe him as "about 50" and would know exactly when his parents divorced as he was probably living at home at the time, not "about 10 years." Probably just some weirdo who has the fantasy of making this move but wanted to see generic reaction to the notion.

Blacked wrote:

Has your mom cheated on her current husband yet? Can we get pics?

Have you cheated on your GF yet?

Hell, have you had your DNA tested to make sure he is your dad?

What's wrong with his plan? I think it's great. My only worry is how is he going to pay for stuff - gas, heating, taxes, food.

Uh, no. wrote:

the 2nd born son wrote:

Part of me wants to go talk to my mom about this and get help, but that would just make him look crazy and I don't want to do that.

Talk to your mom? You mean the person that cheated on him and started the ball rolling to this life of desolation?

Yeah hold on. Why on earth would you even consider talking to your mom about this? She is the home wrecker here.

There are decades of research on how much worse divorce affects the lives of men than women, especially when unfaithfulness is involved. Mental health, finances, physical health...everything goes in the tank.

Good for you dad. He has experienced a lot of pain and he found a way to reconnect with himself.

OP wants to call his mom. OP is also thinking about having his mom's home-wrecker husband call OP's dad to give some words of encouragement.

OP is concerned his dad might off himself out in the woods, and OP thinks that talking to his wh0re mother about this will help his father cling to life out in the woods.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di1of3R-z4M

Sounds like a dream come true to me. If I were single, I hope I would have the balls to do the same thing.

When does he plan on returning to Albuquerque to tie up the meth business?

Let him do his thing and don't make a bid deal of it. If he gets sick of it in a year, he can move on. If you make a big deal of it, ego might get in the way.

Are you an idiot? Sounds great. He'll really be living. Must people wait to live until they retire.

Send me the address and help him with the down payment on a snowmobile.

Leave him alone you little twerp!

And he’s being nice by saying you can come visit. He went far away to get the hell away from you lunatics. Leave him alone and get a life you skinny nerd buttface. He probably hates all of you guys for sponging off him all these years. Men like privacy. Just respect it a$$wipe.

Let him see if it works for him. As long has he had a healthy relationship with you and your sister then you will all be fine. Pain from a divorce is a weird phenomenon. Children, unfortunately, sometimes get caught it in all but you have to respect him UNLESS he starts to reject society in general. Firearms in that environment may be necessary for food and protection so I wouldn't read much into that. As others have said, he needs a snowmobile or two for winter and a substantial gas tank for the generators.

Engage him in his pursuits . You might be surprised how the bonds between you might be enhanced.

All the best.

OP,

Load up a hard drive with a ton of pron of all varieties. (Who knows what your dad is into.)

Give him the hard drive in case he doesn't have internet or it gets knocked out, because since he is retreating from society and no longer has a girlfriend, he's going to be a loner with a bowner and yanking it a lot.

Be a good son, help a dad out.

Looks like things are looking UP.

The term “Mid-Life Crisis” is true for a reason.

This isn’t a crisis in a negative sense but in most people’s arc in life they get to the age of 50 and ask “am I happy with what I’ve accomplished”? This is an inflection point in life where your kids have grown, you’ve been married for awhile, and you career trajectory becomes flatter.

It is so common for adults to act out at this age. They buy convertibles, get divorced, quit their jobs, or in your dad’s case: buy cabins.

I’m about your dad’s age and I chose to sell my house and take a transfer and move to a new city.

This type of change can have great results. Three of my friends have gotten divorced in their late 40’s and have gotten into great shape as a response. Change can be good.

FFF wrote:

Sign me up.

50s, just spinning wheels, really. I admire the guy for doing what I'd love to, and should do right now.

Shoot, I'm 34, happily married with an 8 month old, and a small part of me is jealous.

I've been half trying to convince my wife we should do something like this with the three of us. She usually shoots me down with nonsense about "grocery stores," "schools," etc.

Seriously, OP, you're trolling, right? Your dad is seeking happiness. He is thinking he might find happiness by spending some quie time in a beautiful place mostly alone with occasional visits from his family. Sounds a lot more sane than most people.

Hardloper wrote:

I wonder how many people were confused by "WAY UP IN the UP" in the title before reading the post

I am from California and my first thought on reading the title was "does he mean upper peninsula?" I cant speak for everybody else. Were you actually wondering? I feel like most people know what UP is.

Do you live in the lower penninsula of Michigan,. If so, you are a troll.

Mugician wrote:

Hardloper wrote:

I wonder how many people were confused by "WAY UP IN the UP" in the title before reading the post

I am from California and my first thought on reading the title was "does he mean upper peninsula?" I cant speak for everybody else. Were you actually wondering? I feel like most people know what UP is.

I guess it's more well known than I thought. No one I meet ever knows what "the UP" is unless they're from Michigan or nearby

Hi Hardloper!