Getting up at 4:30am to hit the lake before work. Haven't been out in 2 months which is way too long. Wife thinks I'm crazy but she gets it. There's something about being out on the water that just clears my head. Hoping the bass are biting.
Been raising my boys with the values my grandfather taught me. Opening doors for ladies, saying yes sir and no sir, keeping your handshake as your word. A lot of people think it's old fashioned but I see the respect it commands. These traditions exist for a reason and I'm not going to let them die o...
Been working on the garage for like 6 months now and it's finally done. Got the pegboard organized, all my tools labeled, new lighting overhead. My 8 year old actually wants to hang out in there with me now which is pretty cool. Already planning a father son project to build a birdhouse next weekend...
I work full time, she works part time, but somehow I still feel like she's doing more with the kids. I'm exhausted all the time and when I get home I'm just spent. I want to be more involved but I also feel like I need to provide financially. She gets frustrated that I'm not doing enough around the ...
My son pointed at a bald guy in the cereal aisle and said really loud 'Daddy why does that man have no hair on his head but hair on his face' and I've never wanted to disappear so bad in my life. The dude was cool about it but I turned about 50 shades of red. Learned that day that kids have zero fil...
Had a disagreement with my brother in law about how to handle something with the family business. I didn't back down but I also didn't get loud or disrespectful about it. Just stated my position clearly and stuck to it. He respected me more after that conversation than if I'd just agreed with him to...
Been thinking a lot about this lately. My old man taught me that a handshake was a binding agreement and your word was everything. I'm trying to instill that same principle in my kids but it feels like the world is working against it these days. When I make a commitment I keep it no matter what, eve...
Got two daughters ages 8 and 11. My wife and I are very intentional about teaching them what respect looks like both ways. They see how I treat their mother and I'm teaching them to expect to be treated the same way by any man they meet. No games, no disrespect. I want them to know they deserve a pa...
My son has watched the same 4 blippi videos about 200 times total. I know every word. Every. Single. Word. Is this just a phase or am I gonna be hearing 'blippi!' for the next decade lol
First time parent here. Baby is 2 weeks old and my wife is having a really hard time with breastfeeding. Her nipples are cracked and bleeding and she's in a lot of pain. We've tried different positions, got a lactation consultant, all that stuff. Baby seems hungry constantly. I feel helpless just wa...
My wife's dad passed three weeks ago and now I'm the oldest male in the family. The funeral was tough but I made sure to be the rock everyone needed. My MIL is leaning on me now for decisions, my wife's siblings are looking to me for guidance. I never thought about what it meant to be the patriarch ...
My wife and I just separated about 3 weeks ago and we're trying to work out custody stuff without lawyers if we can because obviously that gets expensive fast. We have a 4 year old and a 7 year old. She wants Monday through Wednesday with her, I get Thursday through Sunday, and they go to her place ...
This might sound weird but I'm a dad of three boys and I'm constantly doing stuff with them or for them, and I still feel incredibly isolated. My friends all kinda drifted away after I had kids and now I don't really have anyone to talk to about adult stuff. My wife tries to listen but shes overwhel...
Have two kids, married, work around people all day but I feel so alone. Like nobody really knows me. I can't just vent about parenting stress to my coworkers without seeming weak. My wife is overwhelmed with her own stuff so I don't want to burden her. My guy friends don't have kids so they don't ge...
Been wrestling with this lately. I want my kids to respect me and follow biblical principles but I also want them to actually like hanging out with me and talk to me about stuff. My oldest is 12 and I notice he's pulling away but also testing boundaries way more. I'm trying to be firm on values but ...