My 7yo comes back Sundays usually pretty wound up or cranky. Ex lets them stay up late watching movies and eating junk all weekend. I get the kid back and they're basically a nightmare to deal with Monday morning before school. I've tried talking to her about keeping some kind of routine but she say...
Kid walks up to me this morning and goes 'Dad why did the cookie go to the doctor?' I'm like I dunno buddy why? 'Because it felt crumbly!' I literally had to sit down. The delivery was so serious and he was so proud of himself. These are the moments right here.
Thought I'd impress the family with some low and slow smoking Sunday morning. Put that bad boy on at 5 AM, was aiming for 12 hours at 225 degrees. By hour 6 my temp was all over the place, bouncing from 190 to 250. Apparently my offset smoker needs more work than I thought. Brisket turned out a litt...
So my wife put on The Bear last week and I told her it looked stupid. Now I'm on season 2 episode 5 at 11pm on a work night like an idiot. The kitchen chaos actually stresses me out but I can't stop watching. Anyone else? Is it worth finishing or does it get weird?
I've been struggling with depression for over a year now and I'm finally admitting how much it's affected my kids. I've been checked out, irritable, just going through the motions. My 8 year old asked me the other day why I never want to play with him anymore and I just shut down. He didn't deserve ...
Last night I snapped at my wife over something stupid because I was stressed about a deadline. Then I felt awful for the rest of the evening. I try to leave work at work but some days it just follows me home. Anyone have actual strategies that work for turning it off?
Our daughter is 5 weeks old and we've seen a few smiles but I can't tell if they're real or just gas. My mom keeps calling them real smiles but what does she know. The pediatrician said to expect genuine smiles around 6-8 weeks. Anyone else have this confusion? What was your experience? I want to kn...
We've been doing way more iPad time since my wife went back to work. Some days the kids get 3+ hours and honestly I feel like a bad parent about it. My daughter is 6 and my son is 4. They still play outside and do other stuff but I can't shake the guilt. Is this ruining them or am I overthinking it?
It's 1am and I'm watching a guy restore old lawn mowers for some reason. Started with a 20 minute video about grilling techniques and somehow ended up here. I've got to be up at 6 with the kids but I just can't stop. This is my life now.
My son has watched the same episodes like 50 times. I'm not even mad though, honestly it's a solid show and he learns stuff from it. Way better than some of the garbage out there. At least Bluey's dad is actually involved lol
Got some nice ribeyes on sale at Costco and I'm thinking about doing a smoke on the pellet grill. First time trying reverse sear method. Also grabbing some corn and asparagus. Wife is making potato salad. Should be a solid dinner. What are you guys doing?
Work is demanding more hours, kids need help with homework, wife is stressed about her job, and I'm just here running on fumes. Every night I go to bed thinking about all the things I messed up that day. Can't sleep, wake up exhausted, and do it all over again. I don't know how to be better at this....
He's 14 and all he wants to do is play Call of Duty and Fortnite with his friends. Homework is getting neglected, he's not going outside, barely talks to us anymore. I've tried limiting screen time but he just sneaks into his room with his phone. His mom thinks I'm being too hard on him. How do othe...
Looking to upgrade my old grill and trying to decide. Gas is obviously more convenient but I grew up using charcoal and the flavor is just different. My old man always said real grilling is charcoal only. But man, it would be nice to just turn a knob and not wait 20 minutes for coals. What do you gu...
Spent years trying to be the dad who never missed soccer games and was fully present at home while also being the guy crushing it at work. Burned out twice. Then I just stopped pretending I could do both equally well all the time. Some weeks work dominates, other weeks I take off and focus on family...