So my 14 month old had a blowout that somehow made it to his neck. His neck! I didn't even know that was possible. Changed clothes twice. The diaper bag looks like a hazmat cleanup site. My wife gets home from work and I'm just sitting on the couch in the dark. She goes 'rough day?' and I just point...
When my first kid was born I was almost 280 pounds. Realized I was too tired and too heavy to keep up with him. Spent the last three years hitting the gym before work and cutting out junk food. Now I can actually play tag without needing a nap after. My friends barely recognize me. Thing I miss the ...
My business partner was cutting corners on quality to boost profits. I called him out on it even though I knew it might damage our relationship. He wasn't happy at first but we talked it through and he agreed we need to do better. Felt good to put integrity first. Our customers trust us and that mea...
Had a breakthrough conversation with my wife last night where I actually shut up and listened instead of jumping in with solutions. She wasn't looking for me to fix her problem, just wanted to be heard. Realized I've been that guy who always thinks he knows best. Being a gentleman means knowing when...
He's 12 and somehow figured out how to disable the parental controls on his Nintendo Switch. Found him playing Fortnite at like 2 in the morning on a school night. We had a big talk and I took the switch away for a week. Now he's acting like I ruined his life but I'm pretty sure his sleep is more im...
My kids are 6 and 8 and I feel like I'm constantly fighting about tablets and YouTube. We do 1 hour on weekends but my 8yo keeps asking for more. Started saying yes sometimes when they finish homework and now I think I've created a monster. What's your actual limit? Am I being too strict or too leni...
Haven't been in months because of work and kids. Got up at 4am and hit the lake. Caught some decent smallmouth and we just talked the whole time. Haven't felt that relaxed in ages. Gonna make it a monthly thing if I can swing it. My mental health needs this.
Cleaned out the grill, replaced some grates, got my tools organized. Planning to smoke a brisket this weekend for the family. Been watching YouTube videos on technique all week. My neighbor said he smelled it from his yard last time and couldn't stop thinking about it. Gonna make it even better this...
She's been a picky eater since forever. Tried everything. Then my wife mentioned that broccoli looks like little trees and she can be a dinosaur eating them. That's it. Now she demolishes broccoli at dinner. Sometimes the simplest ideas work best.
No meltdowns. No lost shoes. No forgotten backpacks. Everyone had breakfast. I got them dressed without arguing about clothes. We made it to school 5 minutes early. I don't know what happened but I'm riding this high all day. Pretty sure I deserve a medal or at least a beer tonight.
Took 10 weeks when my second son was born and it was amazing but man, coming back to work was a reality check. Coworkers had already filled my projects, my inbox had 800 emails, and I'm so tired from nighttime feedings that I can barely focus. My wife says the baby phase goes fast but right now I'm ...
Our daughter is 3 weeks old and I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours straight since we came home. I'm running on coffee and adrenaline. I tried to do the thing where my wife sleeps and I take the baby but honestly I'm too scared I'll miss something. My mom is coming to stay next week and I'm h...
Got offered a promotion that would mean traveling about 30% of the time. Money would be really good and it's something I've been working towards. But my oldest just started school and my youngest is only 18 months. Part of me knows I should take it but another part thinks I'd regret missing this tim...
I've been snapping at the kids over dumb stuff lately and I know it's because work has been insane. We're understaffed and I'm picking up slack. Last night I yelled at my daughter for spilling juice and immediately felt awful. Need to figure out how to leave work at work but when you're remote and w...
Court order says she has kids Wed night through Fri morning. Last month she picked them up late 6 times and dropped them off early 4 times. When I bring it up she says I'm being rigid and the kids want to stay longer. Yeah they do want to stay with their mom, but that's not the point. We agreed to a...