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Real question. Because I love my kids more than anything but I also miss the freedom and autonomy and just not being responsible for another human's e
My 6yo couldn't tell time and was CONSTANTLY asking what time it is. So I grabbed one of those cheap Casio digital watches from Target. Kid wears it e
Looking at getting a smart monitor and keep seeing these two mentioned everywhere. We're FTD in Seattle and want something reliable but my wife wants
Passed it on to my oldest and he got it. Watched his face when he realized he could do something practical and real with his own hands. That's a feeli
Trade off nobody warns you about. My wife and I are a real team now, like actually solving problems together. But my best friends? Haven't hung out wi
My ex is way more strict than I am. Like, she has a 7pm bedtime on school nights and I do 8pm. She doesn't let them have screens on weekdays and I let
I've seen ads for both and wondering if they're actually worth the subscription. I need something I can do for 10 mins in the morning before the chaos
Yeah I'm probably that dad but hear me out - my son was getting constant notifications, checking his phone every 30 seconds, couldn't focus on homewor
Looking for something more specific than general therapy. Would be nice to talk to other dads who get it - the pressure to provide, the worry about me
My 4yo has decided he only wants to read books about heavy machinery. Not like, transformers or action stuff. Actual excavators, bulldozers, cement mi
We picked parts for like a month, watching videos and reading reviews. Then spent all day last Saturday putting it together. He was so nervous about b
My oldest asked me yesterday why God lets bad things happen if he loves us. I froze. I gave some answer about free will but honestly I don't think it
The first month was survival mode, month 2-3 was anxiety mode, but my daughter is 5 months old and honestly? I'm starting to enjoy this. She's giving
My 11yo is asking constantly. He's in 6th grade and apparently like 70% of his class has one already. We're in Portland and I feel like we're being we
Honest question. Today I found my 4yo in the backyard at 8am in full Spider-Man costume (in 75 degree weather) trying to "web" the fence with our gard
My son's on the 10U team and honestly the parents have gotten way too competitive. There's this one dad who's literally yelling at 10 year olds about
My brother offered to take the kids for a few hours last weekend so I could rest and I literally almost said no because I felt guilty. GUILTY. Like, m
My custody modification just got approved but holy shit, the lawyer bills. $6k later and we basically just formalized what we've been doing anyway. I
My 9yo has been asking for more iPad time and honestly I've been saying yes more than I should because work's been crazy and I need him occupied. He's
My 8yo has decided his life's work is collecting rocks. Not special rocks - just rocks. We have a container with approximately 8 million rocks in our