Decided to finally try smoking a brisket after watching like 20 youtube videos. Put it on the pellet grill at 6am, wrapped it in foil around hour 6, pulled it off around 4pm. Let it rest for 20 minutes and sliced it up. Honestly it turned out way better than I expected. The bark was crispy, meat was...

We're taking the kids to the lake tomorrow if the weather holds. Haven't been all summer somehow even though we live like 20 minutes away. Wife is making that pasta salad everyone loves and we're gonna try not to spend a fortune on concessions this time. What about you guys doing anything fun or jus...

We're 8 weeks in with our daughter and I'm pretty sure I've forgotten how to sleep. Not because she doesn't sleep but because my brain is broken. I'll lay down and immediately think 'is she breathing' and go check. Then I'm awake and can't fall back asleep for an hour. Finally doze off and she cries...

We've resisted this so far with an iPad for games and YouTube but now he's the only kid in his friend group without a phone and he's genuinely bummed. I get it but he's also still leaving his expensive stuff everywhere. Is 9 too young or am I being old school about this? If you got one for your kid ...

Been working with my 12 year old on his handshake, eye contact, and how to introduce himself to adults. Might sound old fashioned but these things matter. Took him to a networking event with me and watched him talk to some business guys. He walked away with two job shadowing offers. That's the kind ...

I bought lettuce and said "lettuce have a great day!" She literally groaned out loud. Felt like I leveled up my dad joke game. My 8yo was mortified standing next to me.

This might sound weird but I've never felt more alone. Have a wife, two kids, good job, but I feel like nobody really knows me. Can't talk to the guys at work about real stuff. My dad and I were never close so that's not an option. Even my wife doesn't get some of the stuff I'm dealing with internal...

I feel kind of useless right now. My girlfriend is nursing so she's handling most of the feeding and I mostly just change diapers and hold him when he's sleeping. I love him so much but I don't feel like I'm really doing anything important. Does the bonding come later? How do I get more involved in ...

My 13 year old got a PS5 for his birthday two months ago. Dude is on it literally every moment he's not at school or eating. I'm talking 4-5 hours after school on weekdays, like 10+ hours on weekends. He's actually failing math now which has never happened. I told him no gaming until his grades come...

Seriously underrated feature. I set it so my kids' phones basically shut down after 7pm and on school mornings they can't get to their apps til 3pm. My 9 year old hated it at first and tried every trick in the book to get around it. But honestly it took SO much stress off. We're not fighting about i...

Does anyone else think YouTube Kids is full of garbage? I let my 6yo watch for 20 mins while making dinner and he somehow got recommended videos of people opening toy boxes for like 10 minutes straight. The algorithm seems broken. We switched to Disney Plus and Netflix kids sections which seem bette...

My wife decided to exclusively pump instead of breastfeed so I could help more with feeding. Which sounds great in theory but honestly I feel like I'm just the guy who watches the baby while she pumps every 3 hours. I try to help with bottles and diaper changes but she's clearly the one doing the he...

Before I became a dad I was that guy at the bar every weekend, sleeping until noon, zero responsibilities. Now I'm meal prepping for the week, I'm in bed by 10pm most nights, and my idea of a good time is my kids laughing at something I did. I miss some parts of that freedom, no lie. But I wouldn't ...

Went 3-14 this season which might be a personal record for how bad. Made some real dumb trades mid-season. Already planning next year though because apparently I hate myself. Anyone else just keep coming back for more punishment?

First time trying brisket on my offset smoker and I was nervous as hell. Started at 4am, kept the temp around 225, wrapped it at the stall around hour 8. It came out perfect with a real bark on it. Neighbors could smell it all day and by dinner time three families came over. Best part was my kids se...