Our boy is in the 40th percentile for everything - right down the middle. After obsessing over whether he's hitting milestones, the doctor was like "he's perfectly normal" and I felt this weight lift off my shoulders. I didn't realize how much I was catastrophizing until someone just said "yeah, he'...
My kids played in a soccer league where EVERYONE got a medal just for showing up. Everyone. The kids who worked hard got the same thing as the ones who didn't even try. How is that teaching them anything? I pulled mine out and found a different league where winners win and losers learn from losing. ...
We've been trying to get into fishing for like 6 months and it finally happened. Small bluegill, nothing fancy, but the way his face lit up when he felt the tug... man. We went to this little pond near our house in Austin that I didn't even know existed until a coworker told me about it. He held th...
Been thinking about getting a few dads together to maybe pitch some ideas to our city parks dept about updating the equipment at Riverside Park. It's pretty beat up and the kids deserve better. Nothing crazy, just figured if we had a group of parents behind it might carry more weight. Anyone in the ...
I feel like I'm either too strict or not strict enough, there's no middle ground. Some parents I know let their kids basically free reign with tablets and I feel judgy but also maybe I'm being too rigid? Our rule is basically 1 hour on school days and 2-3 hours on weekends but we bend it all the tim...
My kid just discovered Scratch and won't stop talking about it. Looking for a structured class (not online, in-person preferred) in the Seattle area. We tried a summer camp last year but it moved too fast. Any recommendations? Doesn't have to be cheap but it should actually be good.
Tried the elephant toothpaste experiment with my 8yo yesterday. Got hydrogen peroxide everywhere, kid got scared of the foam, dish soap in her eye. Would not recommend. Anyone know of actually kid-friendly chemistry experiments that don't end in tears and a mess?
I keep reading all these posts about 1 hour a day max or no screens on school nights and like... great for you I guess? But my kids have homework that requires computers, they use apps for school, and then they want to chill for 30 mins on TikTok or gaming. And sometimes I want them occupied while I...
My boy is 6 months old today. Honestly for the first few months I felt like I was just... helping. Like my wife was the real parent and I was assisting. But somewhere around month 4-5 it clicked. Now he reaches for me when I come home. He laughs at my stupid faces. Yesterday we were playing and he g...
This might be a weird question but I'm trying to figure out if what we're going through is normal. My wife and I had our son 9 weeks ago. Before baby, we were pretty affectionate, had a good balance of intimacy and just... connection. Now she's touched out constantly. I get it - she's been nursing, ...
I know a lot of us got into different stuff over the years. Some guys collecting vintage tools, some got into vinyl records or old watches or whatever. I'm curious what's actually worth collecting as a hobby versus just hoarding junk. Anyone doing something cool they want to talk about? Looking for ...
My 5yo watches a lot of YouTube (educational stuff mostly - StampyLonghead, CoComelon, etc) but the recommended videos next to them are INSANE. I saw Baby Shark but next to it was some weird animation that looked super creepy. I don't get how YouTube allows this. We use YouTube Kids now but even tha...
Planning a drive from SF to San Diego at the end of summer with my son. It's gonna be like 10 hours total (we're breaking it into two days). He's not a great car sitter - gets bored pretty fast. I've done the typical iPad thing but looking for recommendations on what actually works. Audiobooks? Game...
Just had a parent teacher conference where they're pushing sex ed that conflicts with what we're teaching. Not trying to shelter my kids but I want them grounded in Scripture before the world tells them who they should be. Balancing openness with protection is tough. What approaches are working for ...
Considering dropping the money on this since everyone raves about it. Currently using a cheap wrap from Target and it's... not great if I'm being honest. We live in Portland so we walk everywhere and having both hands free would be clutch. Is the Bjorn Mini worth like $100+ or should I just get bett...