I've been dealing with pretty bad anxiety for the past year or so and it's starting to affect how I am with my boys. I snap at them over little things, I'm always in my head worrying about money and work stuff, and I can tell they're picking up on it. My oldest asked me why I'm always mad now and th...
My wife made fun of me for a week but I finally got my starter to work and I made my first actual loaf of bread on Saturday. It's not perfect but it tastes amazing and honestly it's kind of meditative feeding it every day and watching it grow. My 6 year old loves being my "sous chef" and helping me ...
Spent the last 3 weekends building a simple treehouse in the oak tree in our backyard. Nothing fancy, just wood platform with a railing and a rope ladder. Cost me about 300 bucks in materials and a lot of sore muscles but seeing their faces when they first climbed up was worth every second. They did...
I've tried making pizza at home like 10 times and it always comes out mediocre but last night something clicked. Dough turned out crispy, cheese was perfect, toppings were balanced. Felt like a chef for like 20 minutes. Going to do it again this weekend while I'm still feeling confident.
Just had a diaper explosion in the Target parking lot that went up the back and required a complete outfit change. I was not prepared for this level of chaos. Why didn't anyone tell me about this? Also asking because I need to know if this gets worse or if I'm just unlucky.
My parents think we're too strict with screen time and bedtimes. They let my kids do whatever when we visit which then messes up our whole routine for days. We're trying to raise them with discipline and boundaries because we believe thats how God wants us to parent but family thinks we're being too...
Nothing big happened. I just helped her build a fort in the living room and we sat in there reading books together for like an hour. At the end she just looked at me and said 'dad you're my hero.' Man, that one sentence made my whole year. These moments are why I work so hard.
My kids are old enough now to call me out when I'm not living according to what I say I believe. Lost my temper at a coworker yesterday and my oldest asked me later why I was being mean when I'm always telling them to treat others with respect. He was right. I apologized to him and explained I'm not...
Woke up at 4 AM to get this thing on the smoker. 16 pounder. Already smells amazing and it's only been 2 hours. Wife thinks I'm insane but the kids are excited. First time doing one this size so we'll see how it goes. Tips appreciated if anyone has them.
Struggling with this one guys. I believe in God and want to raise my kids right but I don't have all the answers. Sometimes they ask me hard questions about why bad things happen or why people don't believe and I freeze up. I don't want to seem like a hypocrite or give them wrong info. How do you al...
Got up at 5am and hit the lake before the kids woke up. Decent sized walleye on my second cast. It's the little things guys. Need these early morning fishing trips to stay sane. Planning a fishing weekend with my dad and oldest son in a few weeks. That's the dream right there.
We got about 8 inches of snow last night and I'm out here at 6am firing up the smoker for some brisket. Something about grilling in the cold just hits different. My neighbor thinks I'm insane but the meat doesn't know what season it is. Who else braves the winter for good barbecue?
Been trying real hard to pray before meals and read the Bible with my kids, but then I lose my temper over something stupid and yell at my wife in front of them. How are they supposed to see Christ in me when I'm acting like that? Feel like all my efforts to build a godly home get undermined by one ...
Work has been insane, kids are crazy right now, wife and I haven't had a real conversation in weeks. I feel like I'm just going through the motions every day and not actually living. Take kids to school, go to work, come home, make dinner, put kids to bed, pass out, repeat. I love my family but some...
Our 8 week old will only sleep on us and I know we created a rod for our own back here. The second we put him down in the bassinet he screams. We've tried the gradual approach, warming the mattress, white noise, everything. Any tricks that actually worked for you guys? And please no judgment, we're ...