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(or anything your dad’s really into). Not gonna stop talking about it! learning chess has really opened up insight into my dad‘s life that i didnt even know I was missing. He messaged me today when I’d just played a game on chess.com saying “ahhhh a draw” cause he’s been watching it 😭
When he added me I discovered that in 2016 he wrote little summary blogs for his games and I don’t know why but it’s making me want to actually cry. We played a game at my dining table the other day and he taught me some stuff and then he called me after watching me play a game online to say that the way I doubled my rooks was almost exactly the same as the way he’d shown me in our game.
Apr 24, 2024
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My dad is so excited I’m learning to play chess and called me to say I can come play with him if I want any training lessons. It’s so cute to hear him be so animated about his hobby and happy that I’m learning it too. I really recommend it.
Apr 19, 2024
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This has strengthened our relationship so much and his lore is always insane. Dads always be doing the most random shit, but no one ever asks them about it. Since i've been asking my dad more about his day to day he gets so excited to tell me about all of the random things he's trying and learning. It's precious.
Mar 9, 2025
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This might be the second time mentioning my dad in a rec which feels excessive but literally every single time I speak to him I have this groundbreaking revelation about whatever I’m going through and suddenly the keys to all of my problems are in my hands.
Genuinely don’t think he has any idea how profound he is. I think that what he says and what I receive are actually two disjoint sets.
I think I have a new trust him since I don’t live with him he’s just like a wise old wizard who lives in his little cabin in a meadow with his goats and I visit him sometimes to seek his insights and to pet his goats. He is never worried about anything, completely out of the matrix.
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I am by no means traditionally religious, but I fully understand how being in the presence of beautiful stained glass can feel like being with god. ALWAYS stop off at a church on the way if you think it might have good stained glass. The bluebells in the bottom right corner of this made me loose my breath for a moment.
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I used to be envious of people who had “MySpace friends” or “tumblr friends”. Now I have PI.FYI friends. Thank you capyboppy for your lovely letter and this illustration of a capybara and a mouse with fruit on our heads, it made me weirdly emotional ❤️
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