Our second kid just turned 2 weeks old. I've been having constant intrusive thoughts about something bad happening to him - falling, drowning, getting sick, whatever. I can't sleep even when the baby is sleeping because my brain won't stop. Wife has postpartum depression (we got her help immediately...
My 4yo has watched 'Keepy Uppy' like 47 times this week. FORTY SEVEN. I can literally recite it at this point. Ngl it's a genuinely good show but I'm losing it. Wife thinks it's hilarious watching me suffer through it for the millionth time lol
My 5yo has been scared of the big slide for months. Today he just... went for it? No cajoling, no bribing with ice cream, nothing. Just decided he was ready. Watched him climb up there and slide down and his face when he hit the bottom lol. Immediately wanted to do it again 10 more times. Sometimes ...
I swear I used to have hobbies and interests before kids. Now all I do is make dad jokes, talk about sleep schedules, and argue about which brand of diapers is better. I saw my old roommate last week and literally all I could do was show him pictures of my kids' soccer games. When did this happen to...
I don't think I'll ever recover from this one. 6-month-old daughter, we're at Target, I change her in the bathroom. Somehow—and I still don't understand the physics—poop made it up her back AND down both legs. I'm standing there with maybe 2 wipes left and she's looking at me like I'm a failure. Had...
My 6yo daughter insists on carrying her own stuff even though she gets tired after like 20 minutes and I end up carrying her pack anyway. We did Rattlesnake Ledge last weekend and she brought a stuffed animal, three snacks, and a notebook. Anyone figured out a good compromise here or do I just accep...
Had a sketchy situation yesterday where my 5yo somehow ended up watching some weird unmoderated content that got progressively more inappropriate. I thought YouTube Kids filtered stuff but clearly it doesn't catch everything. We switched to Nebula Kids and it's way more locked down, but wanted to wa...
Went back and forth on whether to post this but I think it matters. Told my kid I couldn't make his game because of work, then he saw me at the golf course instead. The look on his face. I've been preaching about being a man of your word and I broke it for a round of golf. Went to him immediately, a...
Been going for 3 months now and I finally feel like I can breathe again. Turns out a lot of my 'laziness' was actually depression and I wasn't just being a shitty husband/dad. My therapist specializes in postpartum stuff for men (yes apparently that's real) and it's helped me understand why I checke...
In a meeting, my manager asked why I "couldn't stick around" more like the rest of the team. For context, my contract is 9-5. I leave at 5. Everyone else apparently stays until 6 or later by choice. When I explained I had pickup at 5:15, he said "yeah, but clients need us." I think I need to updat...
Been biting my tongue for years but my 13 year old just told me her mom is letting her do things that absolutely aren't okay. I'm trying to be the bigger man here but also protect my child. Need to have a conversation that's firm but professional. How do you hold someone accountable while keeping th...
Small win but I'm celebrating it anyway. Spent the day on actual focused work, completed a deliverable, sent it to the client before 5pm, and picked up my kid on time without that "running late and stressed" feeling. It's not usually like this. Usually I'm juggling both things and doing neither grea...
Real talk - is there such a thing? My in-laws keep saying I need to "let her cry and self-soothe" but she's 6 weeks old. I feel like the whole "you can't spoil a newborn" thing is true but I'm paranoid I'm being overindulgent. When I hold her she settles immediately. When I put her down she cries. S...
Our second kid was born 6 weeks ago and I feel horrible. I know that sounds dramatic but I'm not joking. I'm not bonding with the baby the way I did with our first. I feel trapped and resentful, which makes me feel guilty. I keep thinking "this was my choice, what is wrong with me?" My wife is postp...
My 5yo was having a full tantrum at the grocery store and instead of handling it I basically froze and just left her in the cart while I went to get what we needed. Looking back that's probably not great parenting lol. But in the moment I just couldn't. Couldn't deal with the noise, the eyes on us, ...