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I didn’t want kids. At 14, my parents went through a rough 4-year divorce that made me think family life wasn’t for me. So in my 20s and early 30s I had a pretty wild life. I traveled all the time, worked like hell, had unhealthy habits, and believed being single was the best thing in the world. But love turned…

3 days ago our 2nd daughter Jones was born. As an only child, this is super special for me. I was a kid in a 2nd failed marriage and part of a twin who didn't make it during the pregnancy. I never believed I'd become a family man. Then I met Laura. In 2022 she gave birth to our daughter Charlie. And now Jones.…

After 11 years, Laura and I went back to the restaurant in Madrid where we had our first date. It was 2015. We met at uni in Spain, not knowing we both lived in Amsterdam. We dated for about 1.5 years, mostly back in the NL. Then she broke up with me. I got complacent (aka fat, lazy, and boring). Wasn't really in…

3 days ago our 2nd daughter Jones was born. As an only child, this is super special for me. I was a kid in a 2nd failed marriage and part of a twin who didn't make it during the pregnancy. I never believed I'd become a family man. Then I met Laura. In 2022 she gave birth to our daughter Charlie. And now Jones.…

I didn’t want kids. At 14, my parents went through a rough 4-year divorce that made me think family life wasn’t for me. So in my 20s and early 30s I had a pretty wild life. I traveled all the time, worked like hell, had unhealthy habits, and believed being single was the best thing in the world. But love turned…

I caught myself prompting Claude for an entire day while I could've written the thing I needed in 1 hour. AI is such a weird thing if you think about it. And I'm not the only one. I just got off a call with a client. A SaaS director managing 80 people. Works like crazy and responsible for driving millions in reve…