Our son is 6 weeks old and I swear he smiled at me yesterday. Wife says it's just gas but I know what I saw. That little gummy grin made me cry like a baby myself. Please tell me this milestone is coming soon because I need more of that feeling.
Everyone says you need to take care of yourself but how? My idea of self care is drinking coffee while it's still hot. Finally negotiated with my wife that I get one night a week to do literally nothing and it's been a game changer for my mental health. Even if you can't get a full night, just 30 mi...
I lie awake at night replaying conversations with my kids wondering if I said something wrong or made them feel bad. My 7 year old asked why I was stressed about his soccer game and I realized I was putting way too much on myself. Started seeing a therapist last month and honestly it's helping me se...
Started as just replacing cabinets. Opened up the walls and found old plumbing issues we had to fix. Electrical needed updating. Found mold in the soffit. It's been 8 weeks and I'm finishing the backsplash tonight. The kitchen looks amazing but I've spent way more than budgeted and my body hurts. Ne...
Got laid off last year and it was terrifying at first. But here's the thing - I've been home with my kids more in the last 12 months than I had in their whole lives before. I don't even want to go back to that 60 hour a week job. Now I do school pickup, I know what they're actually interested in, I'...
Looking to upgrade my garage workbench and tool collection. Right now I got basic stuff but I want to actually build something next summer instead of just watching YouTube videos. Budget is around 2k. Should I go with a quality workbench or invest in better tools first? Also any recommendations for ...
Had a brutal day at work, closed a big deal but it was political nightmare and I'm exhausted. Got home and my kids want to play, my wife wants to talk about her day, and I just want to sit in the garage. I know that's not fair to them but sometimes you just hit empty. How do you guys shake off work ...
So I've been working from home for about 8 months now and honestly it's been great for being present with the kids. But here's the problem - my work laptop sits on the kitchen counter and I find myself checking emails at like 9pm while my wife is trying to have a conversation with me. Yesterday my 4...
Just binged the first 3 episodes and man, it's getting insane. Not gonna spoil anything but the twists this season are wild.
I used to have abs. Now I have a single ab. Just one. Its lonely. My kids keep patting it and asking if I'm gonna have a baby too. Thanks kids.
After months of pushing back on unlimited Fortnite, I set a hard boundary. No more than an hour on school days, none at all until homework is done. First week was rough, lots of complaining and whining. But now in week two something interesting happened, my kids are actually playing outside again. M...
Found out through my wife that our 13yo set up an Instagram account that we didn't know about. He's been posting pictures and chatting with kids from school. I'm kind of upset but trying to stay calm about it. We've always been pretty open and we did say he could have social media with parental cont...
My dad and I used to fish all the time when I was a kid and I totally stopped doing it in my twenties. Now my oldest is old enough to go and we just spent our first weekend at the lake together. He caught a bass bigger than I did which is hilarious. Planning to make this a regular summer thing. Hone...
Picked up a dad joke book at Target yesterday and I've already read through half of it. My wife walked past me reading it and literally said 'Please don't.' I told her 'I'm on a roll' and she said 'No you're on a path to being divorced.' Gonna test these all out anyway. Here's one: I'm reading a boo...
Told this one at breakfast and got two simultaneous eye rolls. My 8 year old said 'Please stop' before I even finished. But I noticed my 4 year old laughed which means I still got at least one fan. Living for those moments.