It's literally a beautiful day and she wants to watch some weird 45-minute Roblox speedrun video. I know she's only 6 and this is fairly normal but it drives me crazy. We have a park literally 5 minutes away. She has toys. I'm not trying to be the "screen bad, outside good" dad but also... yes I am ...
I'm losing my mind. We put him to bed at 8:30, he gets up at 5am like clockwork, and then he's cranky by 3pm. Tried moving bedtime earlier - nope, still 5am. Tried a wake-up clock thing - he ignores it. Meanwhile my 3-year-old sleeps till 7:30 like a normal human. Is this a phase? Should I talk to t...
Got my first appointment done with a therapist my doctor recommended. Spent the whole time talking about how work has been killing me since the twins were born 18 months ago. The therapist kept asking me about my childhood and I just... didn't want to go there. Now I have to go back in 2 weeks and I...
I stopped taking my melatonin + occasional ambien about a year ago because I wanted to "beat" my insomnia naturally. lol. That did not work. I'm back to sleeping like 5 hours a night, which tanks my mood and makes everything worse. Started back on the meds yesterday and slept 8 solid hours. Feeling ...
Been teaching my oldest how to work on cars in the garage and I gotta say, it's been one of the best decisions I've made as a dad. He's learning problem solving, getting confident, understanding how things actually work instead of just pushing buttons on screens. Plus we're building something togeth...
Was reading news and social media until like 11pm every night, which was keeping my anxiety elevated and destroying my sleep. Started this week - putting phone in another room after 9. It's only been 4 days but I'm sleeping better and I'm not waking up already stressed. Probably sounds obvious but ...
Called around to see about joining a local club and apparently they want 5 grand a year PLUS an initiation fee that's basically another year of membership. I get it it's nice to have reserved tee times but come on. Been hitting the public courses for the last 20 years and honestly the greens are pre...
My 4yo has had like 3 accidents this week on transition days (Mon mornings when I pick him up from mom's place). Otherwise he's dry. Is this just stress from switching houses or should I be concerned? First time parent stuff and honestly it's got me worried.
I'm a software engineer, was in a meeting with like 20 people. Out of nowhere my chest got tight, hands started shaking, couldn't focus on what anyone was saying. Had to excuse myself to the bathroom. Sat in a stall for 15 minutes trying to breathe. Called my wife in the car after and just cried. Ne...
Love my wife but we parent different. She's more lenient, I'm stricter. Kids are playing us against each other now and we both know it. How do yall and your spouses find common ground on this stuff without one of yall feeling like you compromised your values?
I made spaghetti for dinner. My older kid wants it with no sauce. Younger one wants only sauce no noodles. My wife wants hers with a ton of garlic. So now I'm standing here making four different pasta dishes and wondering when exactly I agreed to this life.
Every time I set up painting or markers with the kids it looks like a hurricane hit the house afterward. Paint on the floor, markers on the table that won't come out, glitter (why did I think glitter was a good idea?) literally everywhere. I've tried the tablecloth thing, the dropcloth thing, even s...
She's 22 and talking about getting engaged to a guy she's known for 8 months. I like the kid well enough but come on. Looking for advice on how to express my concerns without being the overbearing dad. I raised her to think for herself but sometimes thinking for yourself means making mistakes. How d...
So my 8yo has been forgetting his backpack at my place literally every other Wednesday when his mom picks him up. I've tried: - Putting it by the door - Reminding him 5 mins before pickup - Letting him experience the consequence (forgot homework, got a note from teacher) Mom's getting frustrated wi...
Wife has been passive aggressively mentioning this since our youngest was born. Did it this weekend in like 2 hours. Feeling very accomplished about something that should've taken way less of my emotional energy to do. Anyway if anyone knows why these things are so hard to get off when you actually ...