Dad Spice
@dadspice.bsky.social
Gabe, He/him, dad, suburban, Mormon, autistic, sci-fi, video games, collector, software dev
Of course I have a substack about my music playlists:
https://open.substack.com/pub/dadspice
Of course I have a substack about my music playlists:
https://open.substack.com/pub/dadspice
Seasonal Jamz - ‘25 Fall - The Satisfaction of Dissatisfaction
10 songs that call it like they see it
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I am a board game dad, not an imaginary play dad. Mad respect to Bandit, but you have to know your strengths
January 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I am a board game dad, not an imaginary play dad. Mad respect to Bandit, but you have to know your strengths
Judgement about how I parent should be tempered by the assumption that in most of the situations I was desperate to go to the bathroom
January 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Judgement about how I parent should be tempered by the assumption that in most of the situations I was desperate to go to the bathroom
Nintendo paid Team Cherry to hold back Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title…right? Right??
January 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Nintendo paid Team Cherry to hold back Silksong as a Switch 2 launch title…right? Right??
Wait, what are we talking about again?
January 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Wait, what are we talking about again?
Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source
January 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source
Ethel Cain Andre 3000’d us
January 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Ethel Cain Andre 3000’d us
Wait wtf?
These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Wait wtf?
10 min into the new Ethel Cain album and I can only describe it as ambient goth?
Are there other records in that genre or is this the first one??
Are there other records in that genre or is this the first one??
January 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
10 min into the new Ethel Cain album and I can only describe it as ambient goth?
Are there other records in that genre or is this the first one??
Are there other records in that genre or is this the first one??
This is what I wanted
It’s been up five days and The Daily Tism News sketch show has hit 15k views!!
Share it with everybody (though maybe not your six-year-old autistic nephew)
youtu.be/BX9aTj27xTA?...
Share it with everybody (though maybe not your six-year-old autistic nephew)
youtu.be/BX9aTj27xTA?...
The Daily Tism - news by and for autistic people
YouTube video by Turtle Canyon Comedy
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January 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is what I wanted
I’m constantly offering my toddler oranges but it might just be because her voice sounds like an Animal Crossing villager
January 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I’m constantly offering my toddler oranges but it might just be because her voice sounds like an Animal Crossing villager
For some love may mean never having to say you’re sorry.
But as an autistic person it means having to always say, “Sorry, I completely misread your tone”
But as an autistic person it means having to always say, “Sorry, I completely misread your tone”
January 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
For some love may mean never having to say you’re sorry.
But as an autistic person it means having to always say, “Sorry, I completely misread your tone”
But as an autistic person it means having to always say, “Sorry, I completely misread your tone”
Anyone else have a ritual coping mechanism to get through an upkeep task?
Mine is putting The Simpsons on my phone in the shower
Mine is putting The Simpsons on my phone in the shower
January 8, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Anyone else have a ritual coping mechanism to get through an upkeep task?
Mine is putting The Simpsons on my phone in the shower
Mine is putting The Simpsons on my phone in the shower
My daughter just tried to convince me that she hadn’t had her Nintendo Switch time yet today, despite us both clearly remembering that it happened. Seemed appropriate for Jan 6
January 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
My daughter just tried to convince me that she hadn’t had her Nintendo Switch time yet today, despite us both clearly remembering that it happened. Seemed appropriate for Jan 6
Hot dang. Age of Rot indeed
Newsletter: Our digital lives are unregulated growth-hacked ecological disasters. The modern tech ecosystem's growth-at-all-costs mindset is actively harming billions of people, pushing them toward authoritarianism for profit. We must fight back.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/
Never Forgive Them
In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting wor...
www.wheresyoured.at
January 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Hot dang. Age of Rot indeed
My go-to Daddy Cocktail to get through the day is Tylenol, Sudafed, and a caffeine pill. If you really want to spice things up throw in a Tums
January 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My go-to Daddy Cocktail to get through the day is Tylenol, Sudafed, and a caffeine pill. If you really want to spice things up throw in a Tums
I need someone to sell an instant ramen for kids that has a “no green stuff” guarantee
January 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I need someone to sell an instant ramen for kids that has a “no green stuff” guarantee
Eating Oreos, watching TV, making fun of people who annoy me…
Most of the things I tell my kids not to do I am in fact currently doing in secret
Most of the things I tell my kids not to do I am in fact currently doing in secret
January 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Eating Oreos, watching TV, making fun of people who annoy me…
Most of the things I tell my kids not to do I am in fact currently doing in secret
Most of the things I tell my kids not to do I am in fact currently doing in secret
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 🫤
(Cartoonists are rallying around @anntelnaes.bsky.social as she leaves the @washingtonpost.com )
(Cartoonists are rallying around @anntelnaes.bsky.social as she leaves the @washingtonpost.com )
January 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 🫤
(Cartoonists are rallying around @anntelnaes.bsky.social as she leaves the @washingtonpost.com )
(Cartoonists are rallying around @anntelnaes.bsky.social as she leaves the @washingtonpost.com )
Genuinely excited to have Nikki Glaser host everything from now on
January 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Genuinely excited to have Nikki Glaser host everything from now on
Seeing references to Mr and Mrs Smith during the golden globes is reminding me how emotionally connected I got to those characters. That was a gripping set of performances from Maya Erskine and Donald Glover
January 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Seeing references to Mr and Mrs Smith during the golden globes is reminding me how emotionally connected I got to those characters. That was a gripping set of performances from Maya Erskine and Donald Glover
Knew she wasn’t going to, but would have loved to see Maya Erskine win that category #goldenglobes
January 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Knew she wasn’t going to, but would have loved to see Maya Erskine win that category #goldenglobes
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There's absolutely ZERO shame in considering gaming as your safe space.
So many of us had struggles in childhood and video games filled a void we needed. They can still be another safety net in our adulthood too.
Life's hard, so don't ever abandon what brings you happiness.
So many of us had struggles in childhood and video games filled a void we needed. They can still be another safety net in our adulthood too.
Life's hard, so don't ever abandon what brings you happiness.
January 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
There's absolutely ZERO shame in considering gaming as your safe space.
So many of us had struggles in childhood and video games filled a void we needed. They can still be another safety net in our adulthood too.
Life's hard, so don't ever abandon what brings you happiness.
So many of us had struggles in childhood and video games filled a void we needed. They can still be another safety net in our adulthood too.
Life's hard, so don't ever abandon what brings you happiness.
Just started playing Control but so far it feels like Death Stranding: Oops! All BT Encounters and I don’t know if I can do that
January 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Just started playing Control but so far it feels like Death Stranding: Oops! All BT Encounters and I don’t know if I can do that