I'm a 38 year old dad and lately my anxiety has been through the roof. My kids want to play or go to the park and I'm just sitting there thinking about work stuff, money, health problems that probably don't even exist. My wife noticed I'm checking my phone constantly and I can't even focus on what m...

My lawyer suggested we use one of those apps like OurFamilyWizard to handle all communication about the kids instead of texting. My ex thinks it's overkill. We get along okay but money's tight for me and these apps cost like 100 a year. Is it really necessary or can we just do texts? What do people ...

My 13 year old is playing Fortnite until midnight on school nights. I took the controller away yesterday and he lost it on me. Said I'm the only parent who won't let him play with his friends. I don't want to be the bad guy but his grades are slipping and he's tired all the time. How do you actually...

His mom thinks he needs one for safety/staying in touch. I think 10 is too young. We'd have it for emergencies but obviously he'd want to use it for games and texting friends. Parents at his school say their kids have phones. What age did you guys cave and let them have their own device? Any regrets...

My son found YouTube Kids and suddenly every free minute he wants to watch videos about building in Minecraft or whatever. I limited it to an hour a day but he's constantly asking for more. My wife thinks I'm being too strict. Is an hour reasonable for his age or am I being a helicopter parent? What...

Had a brutal day at work today. Lost a big client, had a terrible meeting with my director, just everything fell apart. Came home and snapped at the kids over nothing. My 5yo asked if I didn't love them anymore because I was mad. That broke me. I hate that my bad days at work affect them. Trying to ...

Been feeling pretty alone lately. My wife has her friends, I have coworkers but nobody I'd actually call a friend. Most of my old buddies faded away after I became a dad. I can't really talk to my wife about the deeper stuff because I don't want to worry her more. I'm not like depressed or anything ...

Between work deadlines, kids' activities, bills, and marriage stuff, I feel like I'm drowning most days. My wife says I need to exercise or meditate but I barely have time to shower. I get home, help with homework and dinner, then I'm exhausted. Does it ever get easier or are we all just supposed to...

So I have the kids every other weekend and one night a week, but my ex keeps texting me last minute asking to swap days. At first I was flexible because I want the kids to see her, but now it's happening every single week and I can't plan anything. I told her we need to stick to the schedule so I ca...

My ex refuses to use the coparenting app I suggested and only communicates through angry texts. Last week she didn't tell me about a doctor's appointment change for our son until after it happened. I brought it to her attention and she went off saying I'm controlling and micromanaging. I just want t...

Started last April and just put the final coat of stain on yesterday. 16x12 composite deck with built in benches along the back. Did most of it myself with help from my buddy Dave on the electrical. Cost me about 2200 in materials and my sanity but now we actually use our backyard. Kids love it. Wif...

She's been studying for weeks and today was the big day. Made it all the way to the finals and nailed the winning word. I've never seen her so proud of herself. The whole family went out for ice cream after to celebrate. These moments man, they go by so fast.

I know I shouldn't rely on it so much but honestly YouTube Kids gives me like 20 minutes of peace when I'm making dinner. My kids love it and it's educational sometimes but I feel guilty. The app does a decent job filtering but I still check what they're watching. Anyone else use it regularly or am ...

My ex found out I'm dating someone and immediately said something about custody arrangements needing to change because of "new person in the home." We don't even live together yet. Is she being reasonable or is this a control thing? Worried she's going to make this complicated. What should I expect ...

My son struck out in the 3rd inning and I could see him getting in his head about it. Bottom of the 6th and he's up again with two outs and one on. Hits a solid double and the runner scores. The whole team went crazy. He gave me the biggest smile when he came off the field. Reminded him it's not abo...