We're using formula with our 3-month-old twins because my wife couldn't produce enough and honestly the stress was destroying her mental health. I know fed is best and all that, but I still get weird comments from some of our friends and it bothers me more than it should. My MIL keeps suggesting my ...
We were doing pretty good with 3 remote days. Cut to 1 day starting next month. I have a 5yo in school and a 2yo at home with my mom during the day. The 2yo is sick constantly (daycare germs) so I was using one remote day to be here if my mom needed me. Now that's gone. Already looking at new jobs b...
**Current situation:** - Work: insane deadline, understaffed team - Home: wife's mom visiting (in our guest room) - Kids: 5, 7, both need new school stuff - Me: running on fumes I haven't had a day off in 3 weeks. I'm snapping at everything, forgetting stuff, just generally a mess. Wife keeps sayin...
My 6 year old has watched Bluey like 47 times. We know every episode by heart at this point. Wife and I actually don't mind it though, which is wild. Could be worse I guess. Anyone else just let their kids rotate through the same shows over and over?
Our 6yo scored his first actual goal in his U8 soccer league game today. Might sound small but this kid has been nervous about sports forever and we've been working with him on just trying his best and not worrying about perfection. He got the ball, looked up, kicked it straight into the net, and I...
This is gonna sound crazy but I quit my 6 figure job when my son was born and I dont regret it one bit. Was miserable, stuck in traffic, never saw my family. Wife wanted to keep working so we switched things around. First few months I felt lost honestly, like who was I without my job and my status. ...
Summer vacation and my 6yo says he's bored approximately 47 times per day. Meanwhile our living room looks like Toys R Us exploded. I offered him like 10 activities and he rejected all of them. I'm not trying to be entertainment 24/7. Am I being unreasonable expecting a 6yo to play independently for...
My 11yo came home from school yesterday and handed me a drawing he made in art class. It was me and him at our favorite fishing spot from two summers ago. I only took him once because I was too busy with work stuff, but apparently it stuck with him enough to draw it and say 'I want to go here again ...
Not gonna get too deep into it but I was a mess. Drinking every day, my wife almost left, my kids were scared of me. Hit rock bottom when my oldest told his mom he didnt want me at his birthday party. Thats what did it. Two years sober now and I actually remember what my kids tell me. I show up to t...
Anyone else using the Headspace dad collection? Got a year subscription when I was feeling frazzled about becoming a first-time parent (baby's 4 months now). Honestly the one on sleep has helped more than I expected, especially on nights when my brain won't shut off. The parenting-specific meditatio...
Been thinking about this for a few weeks and it's kind of dark. All my "friendships" are other dads I met through kids' activities. Nothing wrong with that but if parenting stuff ended tomorrow I'd have nobody. And that realization is genuinely lonely. Too old to make friends from scratch? Anyone el...
My 6yo has a school assembly tomorrow and I've been dreading it all week. Not sure if it's social anxiety or something about being around all the other parents. I end up scanning the room the whole time instead of watching my kid perform. Wife says I need to work through it but honestly I'm thinking...
Our daughter is 3 months old and I'm still in the paranoid phase where I check if she's breathing like every 20 minutes. Someone on this forum recommended the Owlet and I was skeptical about dropping $300 but honestly? Game changer for my anxiety. It monitors heart rate and oxygen levels and alerts ...
Why does a single set cost $80?? My 7yo wants the new Star Wars thing and I'm looking at the price tag like it's a personal attack. I get it—they're building blocks, blah blah quality—but COME ON. There's gotta be a better alternative that doesn't make me feel like I'm funding some evil empire. Curr...
Took 6 weeks with my newborn (thanks to our company's decent policy). Going back Monday and I'm legit anxious about leaving my wife and son. Know it's normal but ugh, the guilt is real. Spent the whole parental leave doing nights, diaper changes, all of it - now I feel like I'm abandoning them. Anyo...