My 15 year old son asked me yesterday if we could delete his Instagram because it was making him anxious and he felt like he was comparing himself to everyone. I didn't push him to do it, we just talk about that stuff sometimes. But the fact that he recognized it himself and made the call really imp...
Our daughter is 6 weeks old and we're still up every 3-4 hours. I know this is normal but I'm dying to know when we can expect longer stretches. Is it 3 months? 4 months? 6 months? I love her more than life but man I would sell my truck for 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Anyone have experience with...
He's 4 and still learning how to express feelings but tonight he just walked up to me while I was doing dishes and said it. Clear as day. Didn't ask for anything, wasn't trying to get out of trouble, just said it. I had to turn away for a second because the onions were really strong. Ha. But serious...
Been thinking a lot about this lately. My boy is 9 and I want him to grow up understanding that being a gentleman means standing up for what's right, taking care of his family and community, and treating people with respect especially when nobody's looking. But everything he sees online and at schoo...
My team actually has a shot this year which is crazy. Haven't felt this confident about the playoff run in like five years. Already planning viewing parties with the guys. Told the wife no house projects during games, non-negotiable. Just need my team to not choke like they usually do.
Spent like an hour setting up apps, showing him how to use it, trying to explain cloud storage. He kept asking why he needs it when he has his laptop. By the end he was FaceTiming my sister and seemed pretty happy though. Now I'm the tech support guy apparently but it's worth it to see him figure th...
I'm so tired of trying to figure out what to cook after work. Needs to be something the kids will eat without complaining, ready in like 30 minutes, and ideally leftovers for lunch the next day. Been doing a rotation of tacos, pasta, stir fry but I'm bored. What do you guys make? Looking for some ne...
Finally broke down and got my 13yo his first real phone. Thought we had boundaries set up but caught him up at midnight in some group chat. We had a good talk about it but now I'm paranoid. Is this normal? Do I check his phone or is that a privacy violation at this age? Looking for real world advice...
Getting harder to know what that even means anymore. I want him to be strong, respectful, hardworking, and take care of the people he loves. But the world keeps telling him being a man is toxic. I'm trying to teach him you can be tough and gentle, confident without being arrogant, and that real stre...
Cleaning out my garage and found some old letters from my dad. He'd write stuff like "A man's word should be his bond" and "Always look people in the eye when you shake their hand." Sounds old-fashioned but I've realized as I've gotten older that these things actually set you apart. My kids watch ho...
Been working with him on this for months. He's been so frustrated and nervous but today it just clicked. He took off down the driveway and I didn't even have to hold the seat. The look on his face when he realized he was doing it was everything. Wife got it on video and I might have teared up a litt...
This is the third time in two months she's asking to swap weekends. I get it, life happens, but I'm tired of rearranging everything. My kids are getting confused about when they're supposed to be where. I tried to be cool about it the first couple times but I'm setting a boundary now. Anyone else de...
Four weeks in and I can honestly say this has changed my life. Got to be there for all the firsts with my son, watched my wife recover without stressing about bills, and bonded with my kid in a way I never would have if I jumped straight back to the office. My company wasn't thrilled but honestly I ...
I was resistant to therapy for years. Felt like admitting I needed help meant I was broken or something. Finally went to my doctor and asked for a referral because I was having constant tension headaches and couldn't sleep. Turns out a lot of my physical stuff was stress and anxiety related. Been se...
My 7 year old came back from his mom's house yesterday and asked me why mommy said I was a bad dad. We've been divorced for two years and have a pretty solid parenting plan but this is getting ridiculous. He's old enough to understand he's hearing stuff he shouldn't. I don't want to trash talk his m...