My ex is STRICT. Like, no screens during the week, bedtime at 8pm rigid, consequences for everything. I'm more... relaxed. My kids (8, 10, 13) know that at my place the rules are looser. They get more tablet time, bedtime is more flexible, I'm not as quick to yell. My ex brought this up at pickup y...

Not going to be graphic about it but found some stuff on his laptop that made my stomach drop. Part of me wants to blow up but I remember being 15 and I know what the internet is like now. Need to handle this like a man not like a hothead. Planning to sit him down tonight and talk about it with resp...

Just wanted to drop this because I've seen like 5 posts about meal prep. I got a Frigidaire 7.0 cubic foot freezer last year and it's genuinely changed how I do weeknight dinners. Batch cook on Sundays, freeze in portions, reheat during the week when I don't have energy to cook. Saved us probably $2...

So proud to announce that my 16 year old girl passed her hunter safety course and today we went out for her first real hunt. She's got the discipline, the patience, and the respect for nature that it takes. A lot of people in my office act surprised that I'm raising her to be tough and independent b...

My son just turned 5 and the questions literally never stop. "Why is the sky blue? Why do we eat? Why do birds have feathers? Why why why?" I love that he's curious but after about question 47 I'm just... done. I've tried answering genuinely, I've tried the "great question, what do YOU think" redire...

So we got one of those little potty seats for our son (he's 2.5) mostly because he started showing some interest. He's pretty hit or miss with it. Some days he'll sit on it like 5 times and nothing happens, other days he actually goes and then acts like he invented toilets. My wife thinks we should...

This isn't really a question just wanted to brag lol. My son is GOOD. Like he's been practicing on YouTube (watching speedruns and tutorials) and applying what he's learned and he regularly beats his mom and me now. Tbh it's annoying being bad at something my 8yo is better at but also it's pretty co...

We just found out baby #3 is on the way and I'm... not confident about the finances honestly. We managed okay with two but three daycare spots at the same time? Three college funds later? My salary is decent (around $110k) but my wife took a part-time position when kiddo #1 was born and never ramped...

I've tried Google Family Link, tried Samsung Kids, even looked into some third-party apps. Nothing seems foolproof. My 9yo keeps finding workarounds I didn't think were possible. Does anyone have a setup that actually sticks? Or should I just accept this is an arms race I can't win?

It happened yesterday during dinner. She asked point blank. I froze for a second, then just told her the truth - that sometimes parents love their kids a lot but can't live together as a couple, that it's not her fault, that we both love her equally. I didn't bash her mom, didn't get into details a...

My wife asked if I wanted to talk about why I've been distant lately and I just said "I'm fine" and changed the subject. I'm clearly not fine. I'm anxious about money, about being a good parent, about my parents aging, about everything. But admitting that feels like admitting I can't handle being a ...

So my wife is set on repainting the kitchen and asked me to pick a color since I'm apparently the one with "vision" (her words, not mine lol). I picked what I thought was a nice sage green but when she saw it on the sample she said it looks like "hospital waiting room meets sad vegetables." I can't ...

Before: I was a software engineer, bassist, gym rat, whiskey enthusiast, travel guy. Now? I'm mostly just 'dad' with those other things crammed in the margins. Is it weird that I'm cool with that? Like genuinely. Feels like I upgraded from a bunch of shallow hobbies to something with actual weight.

My 8yo's teacher sent home a note saying he's "not participating enough in class discussions." The kid literally talks non-stop at home about photosynthesis and sea creatures. I get that classroom dynamics are different but it just rubbed me the wrong way? Like, maybe he's an introvert? Maybe he pro...

I work 9-6, get home at 6:30, kids are wound up, bedtime routine is an hour, and by then I'm dead inside. Everyone talks about "being present" with your kids but how? I'm too tired to do anything but watch them eat dinner. Do you guys actually have the energy for quality time or is this just another...