iwannalivereal wrote on 28 Jul 2024 18:50:

For me, I always said that the best way for me to not have my eyes wander while I drive, is to text someone. Anyone.
You'll find that you are so intently concentrating on your T9 getting the word right, while simultaneously controlling the steering wheel with your left knee, that your brain has has absolutely no room for anything else.
Bottoms up!

Just let me know before you try it - gotta clear the roads y'know

EDIT- Only works if the wife is not in the car with you. Trust me!!!

Wow! Amazing!

AHHH!!! A breath of real life!

11 months! WOW! I remember telling you in the beginning, to just make sure that you stay ahead of me 

It's always ah mechayeh speaking to you... And hopefully we'll meet again b'karoiv!
I'm not sure if this is legal, but anyone reading this thread and didn't open up yet, and needs someone to talk to... This is your man!

Keep on being the GYE ambassador to the Torah world!

- Yiftach'l 

It was short, but sweet. 
your beaming smile was eclipsed only 
by the Ohr of your Neshoma.

ואוהביו כצאת השמש בגבורתו

באהבה עזה, 

איש החפץ חיים

Although there are many people that I give credit and hakaras hatov for helping me throughout my journey as friends, there is one person that really gets credit for teaching me the skills that I so badly needed. There were way too many pieces missing in my puzzle, and I was just not able to go on anymore. I was really close to lots of badness. In stepped מורי ורבי R' Hillel S. שליט"א with his masterpiece "The Battle of the Generation". Through this book I learned a lifechanging perspective and many tools with which to properly fight in the battle of the generation.

R' Hillel's words have had such an incredible impact on my life - they literally took me from the depths of darkness to the highest heights. His words have saved my life, and changed my life. Meeting someone that gave me all that - there are no words to describe. It was a short meeting, but it was just long enough to create a bit of a relationship. Although R' Hillel is not much a part of the GYE family, he by default has a huge chelek in the success of myself and many others as well. I am in awe of such a person!

iwannalivereal wrote on 09 Aug 2024 03:09:

MAZELL TOVV!!!

EDIT- OK I'll Say why . ON THE NEW BABY BOY!!! MAZEL TOV!!!

I second this motion!!!!!
MAZAL TOV!

And I third it, MAZEL TOV!!!!!!

A child born to a father so pure from his conception……..

So proud to know you,
Muttel

OK, I would've been the first to wish you a public mazel tov on your thread  but I thought I'd let you choose weather you're gonna share it here or not. Thank you redface for making that decision for him

Mazaltov!! mazaltov!! Tizku lgadlo ltorah lchuppa ulmaasim tovim!!!

Mazel Tov! Tizcu l'gadlo ltorah ulchuppa ulmaasim tovim! U'lgadlo b'kdusah uv'tahara b'zchus all of the koach you have put in to being matzdik the rabim!

Thanks guys for all the warm wishes! There's really nothing like having an anonymous (and sometimes not so anonymous) family to share simchos with!

It's actually interesting, I've been thinking about this post for almost 9 months now, as there's been a number of GYE related thoughts over the past tekufa.

First thing is, depending on how well you know me, you may know that I have not had a child in almost 4 years. Finally, my wife became pregnant. After making the cheshbon I realized - we became pregnant on the 90th day of my journey on GYE! For me this was a tremendous source of chizzuk. We'd been waiting and davening for some time. And then; 90 days clean, 90 amazing days of a new me, and our tefillos were answered! There is no way to describe the emotion of the moment when discovering that we'd be having a baby right around my first year anniversary on GYE. It feels like one of those big GYE hugs and kisses, only this time coming from shamayim!

Another GYE related nekuda, is that one of my favorite times for watching porn was late at night after my wife went to sleep. What's best about the late at night shift is that it's pretty much endless. It can go till 1, 2, or even 3. What had somewhat kept me safe from this part of the day for a long time was the fact that my wife almost never went to sleep before me. Only on very infrequent occasions did she fall asleep before, and so this opportunity was rarely had. For about 3 or 4 months of the pregnancy however, my wife was sound asleep by the time I came home from night seder. Had this happened even 6 months earlier, I can assure you that I would've sunken to new lows, and I would've been absolutely swallowed up by the monster. I would've spent hours upon hours nightly and... that may have been the end of me. I am overjoyed to report how ונהפוך הוא this time of night ended up being. Instead of being a time of yerida, it ended up being a time of tremendous aliya for me. Every night upon coming home I was able to learn with a geshmak, and with a menuchas hanefesh and freedom that would've have otherwise been absolutely impossible for me!

We should all be zoche to share in many simchos together!

Avi Haben, I'll just echo what HHM posted numerous times bsheim Reb Mendel Rimonover Zt"l.

When someone sacrifices something to the Ribono Shel Oilum, they have a power in shamayim to ask for a specific yeshuah. It's baduk uminusa. And your story is a testament of it too. 

Much nachos from your newest extension "baby IWLR". Hope to make it for the bris 

- Yiftach'l 

מזל טוב!!!!

MAZAL TOV! 
what a simcha!
BFF,
cande

A very warm and heartfelt Mazal Tov!!!

May you have much nachas from this addition!
Your strength that you gained over this last תקופה will deffintely stand you to guide this child to fight and conquer anything the worls throws at him and to be able to grow to a true Heilige Yid living a real life!