Just fired up the smoker for the first time since October. Neighbor smelled it and came over asking what I was cooking. Nothing yet, just testing it out. But now he expects to be invited over lol. Anyone else deal with this?
I told him because they're still funny to me. He said 'Dad that doesn't make sense.' I said 'Exactly, just like my jokes!' Wife is giving me that look right now.
My 6 year old asked what's for breakfast. I said 'Cereal.' He said 'What kind?' I said 'The kind you eat with milk.' He was not amused but I was dying. These are the moments that matter.
Been back at work for two weeks after taking 6 weeks off and it's way harder than I expected. I miss my daughter like crazy and I keep checking the baby cam at my desk which my boss probably notices. My wife says I'm being weird about it and to just adjust but it feels like I'm missing everything no...
Took the family out to Blue Ridge for three days and forgot the damn lantern. Had the tent lit by phone flashlights the whole time which was honestly kind of pathetic. Kids thought it was an adventure though so I guess it worked out. Anyway we're investing in a good LED lantern and I'm making a camp...
Newborn is 6 days old and I think I've had maybe 8 hours of actual sleep total. I'm hallucinating a little bit. My wife is worse off obviously but I didn't expect this level of tired to exist. When does it get better? Everyone just laughs when I ask like oh just wait but that's not helpful. How long...
Took 6 weeks off when my second was born and honestly it was the best time of my life. Back at work now for 2 months and I hate it. I miss my family like crazy. Used to love my job but now I'm sitting in meetings thinking about how my youngest is already 8 weeks old and I'm missing it. Everyone at w...
We're at 3 months and I still feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. Is my baby crying because he's hungry, tired, gassy, or just because he's a baby? I can't interpret his cries. My wife seems to have some sixth sense but I just feel lost. We take him out and he cries and I panic. Other dads make...
Usually bedtime is a nightmare with negotiations, delays, questions about whether sharks sleep, the whole deal. This week I instituted a 30 minute wind down routine with no screens and somehow it actually worked. Everyone went down at 8:30 every night. I'm sure it won't last but I'm taking the W whi...
She's been late picking up the kids almost every Friday for the past month. Like 30-45 minutes late with no text or call. I have plans, I have a life, and I feel like she doesn't respect that. I've tried being nice about it but nothing changes. Do I need to go through the lawyer again? This feels pe...
I told him because good players are hard to find. He didn't laugh. My wife laughed though which basically means I won the day.
Took my two kids shopping and my youngest asked for cereal in the aisle. I told him we already have cereal at home. He looked me dead in the eye and said 'but this cereal is DIFFERENT dad.' We got home and it's literally the exact same cereal. I've been outsmarted by a 5 year old.
Almost two years sober now. I'm not going to sit here and say I was some rock bottom guy but I was definitely using it to cope and it was affecting everything - my relationships, my work performance, my health, how I showed up for my kids. Sobriety forced me to actually feel things and deal with the...
I know this sounds basic but genuinely three months ago I was completely sedentary. Got winded playing tag with my kids. My buddy convinced me to just try showing up at 5am before work and I've somehow stuck with it. I'm down 15 pounds, I have more energy than I've had in a decade, and I'm not dread...
My 8 year old came back from his moms place last weekend and told me some stuff that makes it pretty clear she's badmouthing me to him. He repeated phrases that sound exactly like her, saying I don't love him as much as she does and that I abandoned the family. I didn't abandon anyone I just couldn'...