We have the Diaper Genie and it's... okay? But honestly our room still smells weird by week 1. Someone recommended the Munchkin Step, someone else swears by just throwing them in a regular trash can outside the room. What's everyone actually using? Is the $80+ really worth it or should we just be mo...

My 5yo is super shy. Clings to me at birthday parties, won't participate in activities, cries if we try to push him. I'm not forcing anything but I'm wondering if there's a better way to help him get comfortable? Or should I just let him go at his own pace? He starts kindergarten in the fall and I'm...

We drove down from Seattle with the kids (6, 8, 11) and honestly it was way better than I expected. Yeah there was bickering and bathroom stops every hour, but when they saw Crater Lake for the first time? Worth it. We did the Cleetwood Trail (2.2 miles) and everyone could handle it. Rim Trail had t...

Made the jump last month. Went from full-time management at a tech company to 4-day weeks doing freelance consulting. Financially it's tight - we're in Denver and costs are insane - but I'm actually present for dinner most nights now. My 7yo Hannah asked me yesterday why I wasn't "tired and angry" a...

The worse the joke the more it makes my kids groan which means I win. That's the game right? Make them uncomfortable with how bad it is? I refuse to get better at this because mediocrity is the point. Am I alone here or do other dads get this?

So I've been WFH for about 8 months now and honestly it's gotten worse not better. My daughter just turned 3 and she's at that age where she NEEDS constant attention. Our daycare is only 3 days/week because we thought this would save money, but I'm basically working from 6am-11pm now trying to get s...

I don't even know why. I just helped him with his science project about the solar system. Nothing fancy, some styrofoam balls and a poster. His teacher sent a note saying he told the whole class I was his hero. That's it. That's the post. I'm feeling this one for a while.

So she watched some YouTube video about girls in STEM and now she's convinced she's gonna build bridges. I have absolutely no engineering knowledge and honestly have no idea how to encourage this without it becoming another abandoned interest in 2 weeks. She's 10 btw. Should I be looking for classes...

So I've been remote for 2 years and it's been great, but man... today my 4yo has strep and my 6yo apparently caught it. Wife is at work (her job doesn't allow WFH) and I have back-to-back client calls at 10am, 1pm, and 3pm. I'm sitting here at 9:45am trying to figure out how to look professional on ...

So I had the Talk with my 13yo about not sharing personal info, never meeting online friends in person without a parent, etc. He listened politely but I could tell he thought I was being paranoid. Then like two weeks later I was checking his account (I'm not sorry about this) and saw someone 20+ yea...

My wife asked if I could handle bedtime for the kids tonight (6yo, 3yo, and newborn) and I completely messed it up. The toddler had a meltdown, older kid wouldn't get in bed, baby was screaming, and by the end I just felt defeated. My wife had to come help and I could see the frustration on her face...

I see a lot of posts here about cutting screen time and limiting gaming and honestly I think we're being way too paranoid as a generation. My boys (10 and 14) play for like 2 hours after school most days and they're fine - good grades, active in sports, have friends. Video games actually helped my y...

This has been eating at me for weeks ngl. My son used to be excited about his weekends with me but lately he's been making excuses or just sitting on his phone the whole time. I asked him what's up and he said "your apartment is boring and I don't have my friends there." I get it - he's 12, he's g...

That's it. That's the post. He was watching me fix his toy and just went "You're really good at fixing things, dad." Made my whole week.

I see a lot of people on here talking about switching to private school or homeschooling and I get it, but I just gotta say our district is legitimately good. We're in Madison and honestly the teachers care, the kids are thriving academically, there's actual arts programs, sports, everything. I know...