Built a treehouse with my kids and omg it took forever

So this is my horror story. I got the idea to build a simple platform in the oak tree in our backyard. Seemed fun, right? WRONG. First I had to deal with getting the wood, then figuring out how to actually build something safe (did way too much research on Reddit), then my 11yo "helped" which meant I had to supervise him instead of just getting it done. It took 6 weeks and multiple Home Depot trips. BUT - and I'm saying this grudgingly - watching him climb up there for the first time and just grin was pretty great. So yeah, do NOT recommend if you don't have patience, but the end result was kinda worth it.