We got him an iPhone for his birthday thinking it would be mostly for talking to us and texting a couple friends. Now he's on TikTok probably 3-4 hours a day. I set screen time limits but he just keeps asking me to approve more time and I find myself saying yes because I'm tired of fighting about it...

At his soccer game last weekend he told some kid that he was reading a book on anti-gravity and he couldn't put it down. That's MY joke. I taught him too well. The other parents laughed and his coach looked at me like where did he get that from. He's gonna be a better comedian than me at this rate.

Took the family camping for the first time last weekend. Tent leaked, burned the hot dogs, forgot half the gear at home. 6 year old got scared at night and slept between me and the wife, 4 year old woke up at 5am ready to explore. We were exhausted and soaking wet Sunday morning. But you know what? ...

Had a coworker yesterday say that the whole idea of a man being the primary provider is sexist. I disagree. I work 50 hours a week because that's my responsibility as the head of my household. It's not about her being less than, it's about me stepping up and carrying the weight. My wife has chosen t...

Made a mistake at work, admitted it to my boss, and owned it. Took the heat. My son asked why I didn't just blame someone else and I told him that's not how we do things in this family. A real man owns his mistakes, apologizes when he needs to, and does better next time. Told him I'm not perfect but...

This has been going on for 3 months now. Every other Friday I'm supposed to pick up the kids at 5pm and she's consistently 15-30 minutes late. Last week it was almost an hour. I've talked to her about it twice and she just says "sorry traffic" but then it happens again. I don't want to be that guy w...

My wife and I have decided to separate and we have three kids ages 7, 9, and 12. We want to tell them together and not make it ugly but honestly I'm terrified. We're planning to sit them down this weekend. Anyone been through this? What should we say or not say? How did your kids react?

My 15 year old spends literally every moment he's home playing Fortnite or Valorant with his friends online. He's grinding ranked mode and says it's serious and that all his friends play competitively too. Homework gets done I guess but barely, he's barely eating dinner with us, won't put it down fo...

Had the hardest conversation with my 5 year old yesterday. He asked straight up why mommy and daddy don't live in the same house. I kept it simple, told him it's not his fault and we both love him the same. But man, it broke my heart. Anyone else dealt with this? How did you explain it?

Got passed over for a promotion I really needed and now I'm spiraling about whether I'm providing enough for my family. I know it's just one job but when you're the main income it hits different. Anyone else deal with this mental load of feeling responsible for everything? Looking for perspective or...

He sat down with me and read through the whole thing without asking for help. Only got stuck on like two words. I've never been more proud of anything in my life. We're doing a celebratory ice cream run tonight. These moments make all the tough stuff worth it.

I told him 'Because I need to know how to put this together.' He goes 'Dad, you never read instructions.' Got me there kid. He's absolutely right. I've assembled approximately 47 pieces of IKEA furniture in my life and have never once cracked the manual. My wife just shakes her head at my 'creative'...

I made my classic 'I'm not a regular dad, I'm a cool dad' joke while driving them to soccer practice and they just stared at me in silence. My oldest actually said 'Please stop.' The golden years of dad joke appreciation have ended. I'm officially uncool.

She asked me 'Why don't scientists trust atoms?' and I said I dunno. She goes 'Because they make up everything' and I was so proud but also this means she's just gonna steal all my material now. She already told it better than I would have.

Had the big corporate job, 60+ hours a week, making decent money but I was miserable. Then my son was born and suddenly the promotion didn't matter as much. Took a step back to a smaller company, less money, but I'm home by 5:30 most days. My wife said I'm a completely different person now. Less str...