Took my two kids camping up at the lake and it was exactly what we all needed. No screens, just fishing, cooking over the fire, and sitting around telling stories. My oldest actually put his phone down the whole time without complaining. We caught some decent bass and I burned the hot dogs but they ...
This is kind of hard to admit but I feel really alone even though I'm literally never by myself. Wife, three kids, always someone around. But I don't really have friends I can talk to about real stuff, you know? Just surface level guy talk about sports and work. I think I need to make some real conn...
Woke up at 4am Saturday to start a brisket. Trimmed it nice, seasoned it up, got the smoker dialed in. I was so hyped to share this with the family. Smoked it perfectly for 14 hours. Brought it in at like 8pm, it was absolutely beautiful. My 9yo took one bite and was like 'can I have chicken nuggets...
We were talking about going to the zoo and I said 'I'm looking forward to it, sounds like a real roaring good time.' My 4yo literally gasped and goes 'Dad that was a JOKE joke!' Like she finally understood wordplay. I know it's not much but that right there is the culmination of everything I've been...
Decided I'd build a small deck in the backyard. Watched some YouTube videos, had a plan, rented tools. Measured once, cut twice. Posts weren't level, boards weren't straight, nails I used were too thick and split some boards. My neighbor came over and was very nice about pointing out my mistakes. En...
Spent 18 months getting fit, went from 260 to 180. Felt amazing, new wardrobe, confidence through the roof. Started dating my now-wife. Then kids happened and my priorities shifted hard. Turns out when you're exhausted from parenting you don't hit the gym as much. I'm back to 235 now but the wild pa...
Man I don't even recognize myself anymore. Before kids I was up til 2-3am playing Call of Duty, sleeping til noon on weekends, and my entire identity was basically 'that guy who knows obscure music'. Now I'm genuinely excited about my 5am coffee before the kids wake up and I spent last Saturday rese...
Knock knock. Who's there. Interrupting cow. Interrupting cow w-- MOOOOO. He's been doing this for 3 days straight and I'm losing it but also I can't stop laughing. Send help and earplugs.
He's 8 weeks old and up until today it's been kind of a blur of feeding and diaper changes and honestly not sleeping. But we were doing tummy time this morning and he looked right at me and gave this huge gummy smile and I just lost it. Like full tears. My wife was laughing at me but in a nice way. ...
Going with three buddies from the gym. We found a charter that does overnight trips off the coast. Should get some grouper, snapper, maybe some tuna if we're lucky. Can't wait to be out on the water for a day and not checking my phone. Wife thinks I'm insane but she gets her spa day so it's fair.
I leave at 4:30 most days to pick up my youngest from daycare. One of the guys made a joke in front of the whole team about my 'flexible schedule' and winked. It was meant to be funny but it felt like he was implying I'm not serious about work. I do my job and I do it well. Why is taking care of you...
I'm a single dad, full time job, and I'm constantly worried about whether I'm doing enough for my kids or messing something up. Lately I'm having trouble sleeping, my chest gets tight when I think about their future, and I'm snapping at them over stupid stuff. I know I need help but I'm not sure whe...
My 6 year old has watched Bluey like 500 times. I'm not even mad about it honestly, at least she's not asking me to buy her random toys. But I can recite entire episodes now and it's kind of stuck in my head. Does anyone else have a kid locked in on one show right now?
I keep having these spiraling thoughts where I convince myself I'm messing my kids up. Like I yelled at them yesterday about cleaning their room and now I'm convinced I've damaged them somehow. My therapist says this is anxiety talking but it feels so real. Anyone else deal with this constant self d...
I told him I wanted to know what I was doing wrong BEFORE I messed it up. He did not find this funny. I found it hilarious.