Walked past the produce section and said 'lettuce go get some milk' to my 6 year old. She groaned so hard I thought she'd pulled a muscle. Mission accomplished.

I'm in my home office like 15 feet away from my kids but I can't just drop everything every time they want to show me their drawing or ask a question. My son asked me why I couldn't watch his Roblox stream while I was 'literally right there' and it broke me a little. How do you guys handle this? I d...

My 12 and 15 year olds are getting to that age where they want to hang with friends on their dad weekends. I get it, they're teenagers. But it stings a little when they ask if they can skip the weekend to do something with friends. My ex says I should be more flexible but I don't want to lose this t...

Was at the store with my 4yo and he asked why we needed milk. I said 'Because we ran out at home.' He goes 'But dad, can't you just make more?' I said 'Yeah buddy, I'll just print some when we get home.' He believed me for like 10 seconds then got mad because he thought I was lying. His mom found it...

Dated my girlfriend for 3 years, got serious, suddenly I'm sharing a house with her two kids ages 6 and 9. Lost my man cave, my freedom, my ability to just grab beer and go out whenever. But these kids are starting to ask me stuff, want my opinion, and yesterday the 6yo made me a drawing that I'm ke...

Left my marriage after 8 years last year. Was so scared of being a "divorced dad" and what people would think. But man, my kids are happier when I'm not miserable all the time. My relationship with them is actually stronger now because I'm present instead of angry. I miss the simplicity of marriage ...

Been working on making sure my boys understand that how they treat their mother matters. Started small things like making sure they say please and thank you, asking her opinion on things instead of just telling her their plans. My oldest is getting the hang of it. Want to raise men who actually resp...

Been trying to keep a sourdough starter going for my wife and I think I'm killing it. How often are you guys feeding yours? I've been doing once a day but the smell is getting weird. Don't want to waste this because she was really excited about baking bread with it.

Took 3 weeks of actually enforcing it but now our family dinners don't look like a zombie convention. My rule is simple: phones go in a basket by the kitchen before we eat. My 14 year old complained like crazy at first but now he doesn't even think about it. Wife says the dinner conversations are ac...

Found out yesterday that my son has been watching some pretty questionable content on a channel I've never heard of. We use parental controls on the family iPad but apparently he created his own account on a tablet his grandma gave him. I'm not sure if he did anything wrong but now I'm paranoid abou...

My 14yo daughter used to be so close to me but the last few months she's been distant and cold. Found out her mom has been making negative comments about me to her. Nothing major has changed on my end, I'm still showing up for pickup, still active in her life. But now she's pulling away. How do I ha...

After two years of negotiating with my company I got approval to work from home full time. First week is wild. I'm getting more work done somehow, not spending an hour commuting, and I can actually eat lunch with my kids instead of at my desk. The trade off is I'm always "on" and the line between wo...

Because he was outstanding in his field. My kids groaned so hard when I told them this one at dinner. Worth it.

Used to stay up until 2 AM playing video games and sleeping until noon on weekends. Now I'm excited if I get to bed by 10 and I'm up at 6 no matter what. The crazy part is I don't even miss it that much anymore. My priorities just completely flipped and honestly life feels more meaningful now even t...

So my wife asked me to 'tidy up the garden' yesterday and I got completely sucked in. Started trimming hedges, ended up renting a power aerator for the lawn, pulled weeds for like 3 hours straight. My back is killing me today but the yard looks incredible. Worth it? Probably. Will I be able to walk ...