Been dealing with depression off and on for years but I've always just... managed it? Wife brought it up the other day and suggested therapy. Part of me knows she's probably right but another part thinks talking about it won't change anything. Also there's the whole finding a therapist thing which s...
So about a month ago I committed to doing a 10 minute Bible study with my kids before school instead of rushing through breakfast like lunatics. Honestly thought it would be torture for them but they actually ask about it now. We use the Jesus Storybook Bible and just talk about what it means. Simpl...
That's it. That's the post. I muted my phone. It can wait til Monday.
My 14yo boy plays Fortnite like 4-5 hours on weekends and maybe 1.5 hours on school nights. He's done with homework and keeps grades up (mostly B's), but man... the kid is GLUED to it. I watch him play sometimes and it's just... violent shooting for hours. I get that it's social and all his friends ...
Been using these for like 6 months now. Chicken shawarma and Korean beef bowls specifically. Throw em in the microwave, done in 3 minutes, kids actually eat them without complaining (mostly), and they don't taste like sadness. Way better than the other frozen stuff I've tried. Game changer on nights...
Just got back from a 3-day conference and I'm a wreck. Missed bedtime twice, my wife looked dead inside when I called to check in, and my 4yo asked why I don't love them as much as my job. He didn't say it like that, but that's what it felt like. I know travel is part of my role and we need my salar...
My daughter is 6 weeks old and I think I'm losing it. Last night I almost cried during a diaper commercial at 3am. My wife laughed at me which obviously made it worse. Is this normal or should I be worried? I've been doing the midnight shifts while she handles early morning so she can sleep a bit lo...
My wife and I work opposite shifts so one of us is always with the baby (saves on childcare but lol the cost is our marriage sanity). I work 2pm-10pm, she works 7am-3pm. We have a 4-month-old. I get home, she goes to bed basically immediately, and I do nights. I sleep like 5-6 hours broken up. On we...
We've checked everything - temperature, straps aren't too tight, tried white noise, singing, nothing works. The second we hit the road our 4-month-old is just screaming. We're stuck at home basically because there's no point going anywhere. Other parents in our group chat are like "oh get a new car ...
My wife is back at work 4 weeks postpartum (she wanted to, I didn't push it) and I stayed on for remote work since I had just started a new gig. Thought I'd be able to handle it. Clearly I was being stupid. I'm running on about 4 hours of sleep, I missed his first smile because I was on a conference...
Posted about this a few months ago when I was just starting. Been doing freelance UX consulting on nights/weekends alongside my full-time job. Just hit $1,200 last month. It's not crazy but it's actual additional income. Plan is to eventually get to 3-4 clients and maybe negotiate a 4-day week at ...
So apparently making puns about the meatloaf at dinner is "ruining family time." My 7yo laughed though, so I'm declaring victory. Anyone else get grief for their comedy career?
Seriously I don't care that I could read everything on my iPad. I LIKE having the physical copies. I LIKE looking at them on my shelves. I LIKE the smell of the pages. My brother keeps saying I'm stuck in the past but this is literally my hobby and it makes me happy. Let me enjoy things the way I wa...
Thought I'd share something positive lol. My two boys (8 and 11) have been playing together on a realm and honestly it's been great. They collaborate, problem-solve, they're actually talking about it in a creative way (not just grinding). Plus it's given them a break from fighting constantly. I'm no...
Got my custody days back to normal after my work schedule settled down (I was traveling for 6 weeks for a project and had to swap a ton of weekends). This past weekend with my 5, 9, and 11yo was exactly what they needed - we baked cookies, went to the park without rushing anywhere, and just... hung ...