Nothing beats getting up at 5am, sneaking out while everyone sleeps, and being on the lake by sunrise. Caught 3 smallmouth this morning before the kids woke up. These quiet mornings alone with just my coffee and the water keep me sane. Wife actually gets it now - she sees me come back happier. Think...
Spent the last three weekends building a concrete pad and getting the pergola up over my new grill area. It's not fancy but man it feels good to have a proper setup. Did my first cook out there yesterday, steaks came out perfect. Neighbors are already asking when I'm doing it again lol.
Lost it this morning. My 5 year old asked that and I couldn't stop laughing for like 10 minutes. My wife was not amused. Now he wants to know why we park in driveways and drive on parkways. Send help.
We started having our kids pick out toys they don't play with anymore to donate to the less fortunate kids at church. At first they were resistant but my daughter actually got excited about it. She said she wanted to help kids who don't have toys to play with. We prayed together about it and took th...
I know YouTube Kids is supposed to be safer but my 6 year old somehow ended up watching some weird stuff on there that slipped through. Meanwhile I'm letting him watch YouTube on my account while I cook dinner because at least I can see the history. Am I being naive? What are you guys actually using...
My 13 year old wants to game after homework and it's become a point of conflict. He says 2 hours is normal but school nights he's losing sleep and grades are slipping. He keeps arguing that his friends all play more. I'm trying to be the cool dad but also not ruin his future. How are you guys settin...
My kid has been obsessed with Fortnite for the last 6 months and I let him play on his Xbox after homework. Problem is he's staying up until 11pm some nights when we've got him on a 10pm bedtime. His grades are slipping and he's tired all the time. I'm thinking about taking the controller away but I...
Just got the email. They say it's for collaboration and company culture. I have a 90 minute commute each way. That's 3 hours a day in the car on top of 8 hours at work. Started looking at other jobs because I'm not doing this. Kids need a present parent more than I need this paycheck. Anyone else de...
Yeah so long story short I was scrolling through old family stuff and found some letters. My mom confirmed it after I asked her about it. Apparently my dad's teenage girlfriend had a kid and gave him up for adoption before my parents got together. This was in the 80s. My dad never told any of us and...
We're done having kids, we're happy with our three, but there's something weird about closing that chapter permanently. Not having second thoughts or anything, just noticing it's more of a moment than I expected. Anyone else go through this? Anyway, gonna celebrate with my wife this weekend. Snip sn...
Been putting this off for years but my wife finally convinced me to book something. I don't even know what I'm going to say or if talking to a stranger will actually help. Part of me thinks I should just tough it out like I always have but I'm tired. Really tired. Anyone got advice for what to expec...
Not going to get into all the details but things have been really hard with my wife this year. Some days I wonder if we're going to make it. But I keep thinking about the vows I made in front of God and our families. We started going to a Christian counselor and doing a Bible study together. It's sl...
My ex lets the kids stay up until 10pm on school nights, gives them whatever snacks they want, and lets them play video games constantly. When they come to me I'm trying to have some structure but they act like I'm running a prison camp. I've tried talking to her about consistency but she says I'm t...
Just out of nowhere while we were making chocolate chip pancakes this morning. I literally have nothing more to accomplish in life. Everything else is just bonus now.
Been working on this for like 3 months between kid activities and work. Got the pegboard organized, mounted my tools, added some LED strips so I can actually see what I'm doing at night. Wife said it looks like a hardware store exploded in there but honestly I don't care. This is my happy place now....