So I've been putting this off for like 2 years and my wife straight up told me if I don't start this weekend she's hiring someone. I've got the wood ordered, watched like 47 YouTube videos, and I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing now. Anyone else procrastinate on these things or is it just me? The...
I snapped at my 9yo this morning because he wasn't ready for school fast enough. Sent him to school feeling like crap and now I'm sitting at work just replaying it in my head. He didn't do anything wrong. He was literally just being a slow kid. The guilt is eating me alive and I won't see him for li...
Started letting my 9yo play Minecraft in Creative mode and he's legitimately learned some stuff - spatial reasoning, basic planning, how to use tutorials. But I also see posts online saying it's 'unstructured' and worried I'm just letting him game and calling it learning. Is there actually education...
So my son just discovered Roblox and suddenly he wants to play literally every waking moment. He's spending like 2-3 hours a day on it, which I know is way too much for a 2nd grader. The thing is, he's actually doing math in some of these games (currency, trading, etc) so it doesn't feel completely ...
My oldest is getting into high school and I want him to understand money before college. Not looking for some fancy app, just solid principles. How to save, how interest works, why going into debt is a trap. What books or resources do you guys use? Want to set him up for success.
Not sure what we did different but both kids (6 and 8) are actually asleep before 9pm and we didn't have to threaten anyone. I'm almost suspicious. I think we moved bedtime back 15 minutes and added a "no screens after 7" rule last week. Might be the quietest night we've had in months. I'm afraid to...
Youngest started kindergarten last month and oldest is now in 3rd grade. And now I have like 6 hours a day to myself. Sounds great right? Except I'm using it to sit in my car in parking lots feeling empty. I've been doing the stay-at-home dad thing for the past 5 years and my whole identity was tied...
I've seen those fancy Osprey and Gregory backpacks but $150+ for a 9yo seems excessive when they're growing so fast. We've been using an old hand-me-down but it's falling apart. Need something durable, comfortable, and not crazy expensive. Do I go with Amazon basics or is there something in the mid-...
Every night around 3am I wake up and suddenly I'm catastrophizing about money, my job, whether I'm a good dad, if my marriage is okay... it's like my brain won't shut off. By the time the kids wake up I'm exhausted and irritable. I've tried the sleep hygiene stuff, melatonin, cutting caffeine. Nothi...
Found it on my desk this morning. Just said "i love you dad you are nice to me." Zero punctuation, wonky letters, probably took him 20 minutes. I've been thinking about it all day. How do kids just... know how to hit you right in the feelings? Anyway this is why I keep coming back to these parenting...
My parents-in-law want to buy us a ton of stuff for our first kid arriving in a few months. They keep sending registries and asking what we need. Honest question: what stuff actually gets used vs what becomes expensive clutter? I don't want to be ungrateful but I also don't want our apartment lookin...
Honestly tired of scrolling through the App Store looking for stuff that's both educational AND engaging. My 6yo has been using Duolingo (he's trying to learn Spanish to talk to my sister lol) and Khan Academy Kids is solid too. But I feel like there's gotta be stuff I'm missing? What are you guys u...
Our infant care is $2,100/month for 3 days a week. THREE DAYS. I make decent money but I might as well be working for the daycare. We're looking at switching to a nanny share but the transition period terrifies me. How are people in HCOL areas even doing this? Should we just go back to one income? I...
This morning he looked at me and said "Daddy, I want waffle with syrup please" and I literally teared up a little. He's been speech delayed and we've been doing therapy for like 6 months and seeing him just... ask for something in actual words? Not looking for advice or congratulations really, jus...
If you haven't tried letting your kid pick one item at the store while blindfolded, you're missing out on pure chaos. My son grabbed a rotisserie chicken and a box of fruit roll ups for lunch yesterday. We're going with it.