My brother's kids basically live on video games and streaming garbage and he doesn't set any boundaries. My wife thinks our kids shouldn't spend time there unsupervised but it's family. I don't want to be the judgmental Christian guy but I also don't want my kids absorbing all that stuff. How do you...

Not gonna lie, it took a family meeting, taking the PS5 away for a week, and setting up Apple Screen Time with actual consequences. He was playing 4-5 hours after school which was insane. Now we have a hard stop at 1 hour on school nights and he has to earn weekend time by doing chores. First week s...

Love my MIL but man she has an opinion on literally everything we do with our newborn. How we hold him, when we feed him, temperature of his bath, how we burp him. My wife gets stressed about it but I've been trying to take it as she just cares. Still sometimes I want to tell her we got this but I k...

Been interviewing for weeks and finally got the offer. Wanted to do something special so I took them to their favorite pizza place and told them there. My 6 year old said 'does this mean you can come to my soccer game?' and the fact that was her first thought means I made the right call taking this ...

My 10 year old caught me losing my temper at another driver yesterday and called me out on it. He said 'Dad you always say we should be kind but you were really mean.' Killed me because he's right. I preach patience and grace but my kids see the real me at home and it's not always pretty. How are yo...

Three years ago I was overweight, drinking too much to cope with anxiety, and single. Decided to change after a bad week. Hit the gym, got into therapy, quit drinking. Met my now wife at a running club. We got married and had a baby. When I look at old pictures I'm like that was actually me? I don't...

So my boss came to me today with this "incredible opportunity" to lead our new client rollout. Sounds great on paper but it's 3 weeks of travel over the next 2 months. My daughter just started kindergarten and my wife is drowning with her own work stuff. I really want this but I also don't want to m...

Planning to take the family on a 4 mile trail this Saturday and my youngest just turned 3. Looking for any advice from guys who've done this. Should I go with a backpack carrier or try to let him walk some of it? We've done shorter walks before but nothing this long. Also packing snacks and water bu...

I asked if I could adjust my hours to do 7am-3pm instead of 9-5 so I could be home when my kids get off the bus. My boss seemed cool with it at first but then promotions came around and I didn't get picked. My colleague said it was because leadership doesn't see me as committed anymore. Im furious. ...

My 8 year old asked me why God lets bad things happen if he loves us. I froze for a second because I wanted to give her a real answer, not just brush her off. We talked for like an hour about suffering and trust and how God works through hard times. She asked if we could pray together and we did. Ma...

Taking my oldest to a baseball game on Friday and we have like an hour before first pitch. Looking for somewhere we can grab food that won't break the bank and won't take forever. Any recommendations? Kid likes pizza and burgers so pretty easy to please.

Finally got through the first season of Succession and I get why everyone was obsessed. Started season 2 last night. Also been watching my son's soccer highlights on repeat which I guess doesn't count but honestly might be better than any TV show.

My son has been asking to play Roblox more and we finally let him on weekends only. He's limited to 2 hours total but honestly he loses track of time. Today he cried when I shut it down at 2 hours. I'm wondering if that's a normal reaction or if I'm being too strict. His grades are fine and he plays...

I told him it's because I'm a dad. He said that doesn't make sense. I said exactly, that's why it's funny. He just stared at me and walked away. Pretty sure I nailed it.

Sat down to finally watch that new Marvel thing everyone's talking about. Made it 12 minutes before my oldest needed help with homework, my youngest spilled juice, and the dog needed to go out. Now I'm watching it in 3 minute chunks at like 11pm. Pretty sure I have no idea what's happening but at le...