Started my weight loss journey at 285, now sitting at 200. Been two years of counting calories, hitting the gym, changing literally everything about how I eat. The before and after pics are crazy different but what surprises me most is how my relationships changed. My wife acts like she's attracted ...
Just walked at graduation last month after 4 years of night classes while working full time and being a dad. I'm a business analyst now instead of being stuck in warehouse management making 38k a year for 20 years. Everyone said I was too old but here we are. My kids saw their dad struggle and finis...
Finally bit the bullet and trying to set up some controls on my kids' devices. Tried Apple Screen Time but it seems easy to work around. Someone mentioned Family Link is better? I have 2 tablets and a laptop to manage and honestly this tech stuff makes my head hurt. What's the best setup that actual...
I tell my 7 year old 30 minutes of gaming on weekends but he finds every excuse to sneak extra time. Says he needs to finish a level, says his friends are all still playing, the whole thing. My wife is way more strict than me so we're not on the same page either. How do you guys actually make the li...
We went to try out this new campground about 2 hours out and the weather forecast was totally wrong. Rained from Friday night straight through Sunday morning. The tent held up great at least. My wife was mad we couldn't do the hiking we planned, but honestly the kids thought it was an adventure. We ...
Most of my life before I quit drinking I was the party guy. We'd get together, drink, that was the whole hangout. After I stopped drinking I realized those guys weren't really my friends, they were just drinking buddies. Everyone stopped calling. It was lonely and hard to accept that I was losing al...
I said, 'Because your mom thinks they're funny.' He looked confused and said 'No she doesn't.' I replied, 'Exactly. That's why they're called dad jokes.'
Decided to retile the kitchen backsplash myself to save money. Took down the old tiles no problem. Prepped the wall. Laid out the new subway tile. Looked great for about 2 days until some started falling off. Turns out I didn't use the right mortar or something. Had to call a professional to fix it....
Two years sober today. Used to stay up late drinking, sleep till 10am, feel like garbage. Started hitting AA meetings and it changed everything. Now I'm up at 5:30 doing a workout before the kids wake up. Clear head. Actually remember conversations. Miss the social aspect of hitting the bars with bu...
Took my 7 and 10 year olds camping without my wife for the first time. Set up the tent, made campfire food, taught them how to identify some constellations. My 7 year old got spooked at like midnight and wanted to sleep in the car but we made it work. When I woke up he was right next to me in the sl...
So my 5 year old somehow found a video about some dude doing dangerous parkour stunts and was trying to copy it. I thought YouTube Kids was supposed to filter that stuff but apparently not. Had to have a whole talk with him about why daddy doesn't want him jumping off the couch. More paranoid about ...
Does anyone else wake up at like 3am with their heart racing thinking about everything they did wrong that day as a parent? I'll be lying there thinking about how I snapped at my son over spilled juice and convinced myself I'm damaging him. I know logically this is anxiety talking but man it's exhau...
Every text turns into an argument. I'll ask about something simple like what time to pick up our son and somehow we end up rehashing why the marriage fell apart. We both have lawyers but even they're frustrated with how much back and forth there is. Has anyone successfully moved to using one of thos...
I'm so proud I might cry. He came up to me and said 'Why did the scarecrow win an award?' and I said 'I dunno why' and he goes 'Because he was outstanding in his field!' I have created a monster and I've never been happier about it. The cycle continues.
Taco Tuesday is wearing thin after 3 years of doing it. Looking for something easy that doesn't require 47 ingredients and that the kids will actually eat. My wife keeps suggesting salads and I keep laughing. Anyone have actual realistic ideas that aren't just 'just cook better' because yeah thanks ...