Fellow dad here that does the exact same thing. I wish I could add anything useful to this but you’ve already so eloquently explained it. Thank you for that.
My wife still teases me for how I play stardew valley. I was in a grumpy old man “get off my lawn” mood when I made my character. Played through it and hated how completing quests bumped up your reputation. So, I made extra effort to give people trash gifts so they liked me less.
My character fishes, farms, explores caves, and is drunk whenever he’s in town, and liberally gives out trash to everyone that he crosses. Everyone hates him and that’s exactly how he wants it.
He since retired to the island as he finds the lack of people peaceful.
Fellow dad here that does the exact same thing. I wish I could add anything useful to this but you’ve already so eloquently explained it. Thank you for that.
My wife still teases me for how I play stardew valley. I was in a grumpy old man “get off my lawn” mood when I made my character. Played through it and hated how completing quests bumped up your reputation. So, I made extra effort to give people trash gifts so they liked me less.
My character fishes, farms, explores caves, and is drunk whenever he’s in town, and liberally gives out trash to everyone that he crosses. Everyone hates him and that’s exactly how he wants it.
He since retired to the island as he finds the lack of people peaceful.