Had a situation at my kid's school where a coach was treating the boys disrespectfully. Instead of going in hot, I requested a formal meeting, came prepared with specific examples, and spoke calmly but firmly about what needed to change. The coach actually listened and things improved. A real man do...
Noticed my boy getting annoyed about helping his younger sister with homework. Sat him down and told him straight up that real men don't pick and choose when to be responsible. You show up for your family whether it's convenient or not. Whether it's your sister, your future wife, or your kids someda...
Before kids I was doing the bar league bowling thing, poker nights, fantasy football was my whole life basically. Had my buddies over all the time. Now with two kids I'm home by 6, I'm exhausted by 9. My friends still try to include me but it feels awkward because I have to bail half the time. I don...
Used to actually go to the gym, had abs, dressed decent. Now I own five gray t-shirts and jeans with mysterious stains. Haven't been to the gym in two years. I've gained like 30 pounds from stress eating at 11pm while the kids finally sleep. My wife doesn't seem to care but I catch myself in the mir...
Don't get me wrong, I love my family. But work is where I feel competent. At home with the kids it's just chaos and endless demands and I feel like I'm failing at everything. At least at work I know what I'm doing. Is it bad that some days I'm relieved when Monday comes? My wife says I should want t...
I fell for it. He said because it felt crumbly. I groaned so hard my wife kicked me under the table but I was actually impressed that he came up with that one on his own. He's 8 and already weaponizing dad jokes against me.
Took my 7 and 10 year old on a 3 mile trail Saturday morning. I was expecting whining the whole way but they actually crushed it. We saw a deer, ate snacks at the summit, and my oldest said it was the best day ever. Made me tear up a little not gonna lie. Definitely doing this again soon.
Never thought I'd be the therapy type but my wife basically told me I needed help or our marriage was going downhill. Been going for 4 weeks now and honestly it's helping. My therapist pointed out a lot of patterns I didn't see in myself. It's uncomfortable but I think it's actually working. Anyone ...
Had some depression issues in my 20s, thought I was past it. But it came back hard about 6 months ago and it's affecting everything. Hard to get out of bed some mornings, hard to be patient with the kids, hard to care about anything. Been putting off going back to the doctor but I know I need to. If...
My 7 year old asked me yesterday why mom and I split up. I didn't want to bad mouth her mom or get into the complicated stuff so I just said we weren't happy together anymore and it wasn't his fault. My ex is worried I'm going to poison him against her but I'm really trying not to do that. Anyone el...
My custody agreement says I get the kids Thanksgiving morning through Sunday. My ex's new boyfriend is having a big family thing and she suddenly wants to swap to the following week. I already made plans with my parents and my kids were looking forward to it. She's threatening to take me back to cou...
Trying to find a new go-to spot for Friday nights. We usually get delivery but open to picking it up if the place is actually good. Not looking for chains. What's your local hidden gem?
He asked me why the baseball player went to jail. I had no idea so he told me because he stole a base. I laughed harder than he did and now he thinks I'm the dumbest person alive. Worth it.
Just finishing up my 8 weeks and I gotta say this time has been everything. Actually saw my newborn's personality develop instead of just photos from daycare. But now I'm dreading going back to the office. Already anxious about missing stuff. Anyone else struggle with the return after leave?
Installed screen time limits and location tracking on my 11yo's new phone and she found out and now we're fighting about privacy and trust. I get it but also she's 11 and I need to know where she is. My parents never had to deal with this. How do you guys balance safety and letting them have indepen...