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 ...
My toddler was having a complete meltdown in the middle of Target because they were out of his favorite fruit snacks. So I look at the empty shelf and I'm like 'Looks like someone really wanted those.' He stopped mid-scream and just stared at me like I was an idiot. But we left the store without a f...
So I'm at the store with my 6 year old and he asks why the cereal aisle is so long. I say because it's a real cereal situation. My wife gives me that look. My son thinks I'm hilarious. I consider it a win even though I'm definitely sleeping on the couch.
Had my first mega blowout tonight. Poop up the back, all over the onesie, all over my arm. Wife was sleeping so I had to figure it out solo. Felt like such a noob but honestly kind of proud I got through it without waking her? Just venting but also did anyone warn you about how far this stuff can tr...
My paternity leave ends soon and I'm really struggling with it. Don't get me wrong, I'm ready to have adult conversations and use my brain again, but the idea of leaving my 3 month old every day is hitting different than I expected. I thought I'd be relieved to get back to normal but I'm genuinely s...