Got the offer yesterday and it's a big bump in pay and title. Been chasing this for years. But my youngest is 4 and my oldest just started soccer. The travel would basically mean I miss the season and I'm already barely home as it is. Do any of you guys have the answer to this or does anyone actuall...
Been working on this for like 3 months. Today we took the training wheels off and he just... did it. Went down the driveway like he's been doing this forever. My wife got it on video and I've watched it like 20 times already. I'm not crying you're crying.
Got offered a promotion that would require travel about 20% of the time and longer hours. It's good money and career wise it's the move I should make. My oldest is 6 and I dont want to miss stuff. My youngest is only 2. My wife says she supports whatever I decide but I can tell shes stressed about i...
To get away from all the kids. Just kidding I brought all three. Send help.
I'm a project manager and some days I'm absolutely wired from dealing with deadlines and difficult clients. I get home and my kids want to play and my wife wants to talk about her day, but all I want to do is decompress. I feel guilty about it. I know they didn't cause my stress but I catch myself b...
Got the plans downloaded and materials list ready to go. Planning to start this Saturday morning. Main thing I'm worried about is getting the foundation level because I know that's where most people mess up. Any gotchas I should watch out for? I've done basic carpentry before so I'm not totally lost...
I swear I can't stop thinking about whether I'm screwing my kids up. Like my oldest is only 7 and I'm already worried he's gonna need therapy because of me. I know logically this is anxiety talking but man it's brutal some days. Does anyone else deal with this constant spiral of worrying you're a ba...
My daughter got a phone 3 months ago and it was fine, but the last month she's on TikTok like 4 hours a day. She's supposed to have screen time limits but keeps finding workarounds with the password or borrowing my wife's iPad. We've tried talking to her about it but she says all her friends are on ...
Used to commute 90 minutes each way to sit in a cubicle for a job I hated. Was making decent money but missing everything. My kids barely knew me. Last year I took the plunge and now I'm remote for a smaller company making less but working 30 hours instead of 50. I eat lunch with my family. I'm at s...
We went cold turkey on phones at the dinner table last month and I was worried my teenagers would lose their minds. Turns out they're actually talking to each other now? Like real conversations. My 15 year old is complaining less about being bored and my 13 year old actually asked to play a board ga...
Down by 3 with 2 minutes left and somehow we pulled it off. I was yelling so loud my neighbor knocked on the door to see if everything was ok lol. Best game I've watched all season.
Last week I said 'Well I'm not paying for that' and I FELT myself become my father. Then my 9 year old rolled her eyes exactly the way I used to roll my eyes at my own dad. The cycle continues. At this rate I'll be making jokes about gas prices and asking people to pull my finger. Send help.
Pre-kids me and the wife would just decide at 10pm to drive somewhere random, catch a late movie, go out to eat whenever. Now everything needs planning. Doctor appointments, school schedules, finding a sitter. Some days I really miss just... leaving the house without a 20 minute prep routine. But ho...
Just three words but they hit different when you've been grinding through the tough days. We were making cookies and she just casually drops it while laughing at a dumb joke I made. She's 5 and probably won't remember saying it but I'm writing this down forever.
Been working with him all summer and today it finally clicked. He made it all the way down the driveway without falling and the look on his face when he realized he was doing it... man I'm not crying you're crying. Got it on video too. Gonna watch this one a thousand times.