Been using Supportiv for the past few months to talk through work anxiety (mostly the guilt/stress of being gone 50+ hours/week) and it's genuinely helped more than I expected. Way cheaper than therapy and I can do it at 10pm when my brain is finally quiet. Not a plug, just wanted to recommend it to...
That's it. That's the post. I'm still riding this high 4 hours later.
So my son is almost 3 months and we're stuck in this loop where he'll only sleep if one of us is holding him. The second we try to put him down in the bassinet, he wakes up screaming. We've tried the gradual hand release thing, white noise machines, everything. My wife is exhausted and honestly so a...
Not really asking about specific milestones, more like when did parenting feel less like you were just keeping them alive and more like they were actually... a person? Like when could you have real interactions instead of just responding to needs constantly?
I leave the office at 5:30 most days, home by 6. So I'm there for dinner, bath time, bedtime stories. Sounds perfect right? Except I'm checking Slack the entire time. Last night my 5yo asked me a direct question three times before I heard him because I was reading an email about tomorrow's standup. ...
My 9yo is really into treasure hunts and puzzles. Saw geocaching mentioned in another thread and it sounds cool but also kinda like I'm just walking my kid around staring at my phone looking for plastic boxes lol. Is it actually engaging or am I gonna get bored after the first two?
Planning our first real camping trip with the kids (5, 8, and 10). We have a tent, sleeping bags, and some basic gear. Going to be at a KOA campground in Colorado for like 4 days. I've been making lists but I feel like I'm still forgetting something obvious. Do you guys have any camping essentials ...
Asking for a friend. (It's me. I'm the friend.) Some days I just sit in the parking lot for 10 mins before heading home and decompress. Work stress + home stress + being "on" all the time is a lot. My therapist says it's fine but I feel like I should just be happy to see my kids? Instead I sometimes...
Our daycare just raised rates to $2,400/month for our 18-month-old. TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED. That's more than our mortgage payment. My salary after taxes and this daycare bill basically means I'm working for free, and I'm genuinely considering whether it makes sense for me to just stay home. Has anyone ...
Considering it for my 4yo. Does it actually filter the weird stuff or is it just YouTube with extra steps?
So this might be stupid but I need to settle something. My wife makes waffles on weekends and she butters them BEFORE putting them on the plate. I butter them after. She says the warm waffle absorbs it better. I say it's a mess and you can't control it. Who's right here? Or am I overthinking break...
My boys (6 and 9) will demolish pizza and tacos at home but the second we're at a campsite they act like hot dogs and beans are poison. Last trip I brought like $80 worth of snacks and they just wanted white bread. Is this normal or do I have weird kids? How do you guys handle this?
Spent the last 3 weekends building pegboard walls and labeling everything. My wife thinks I'm crazy but man it feels good to know exactly where my tools are. Even got a proper workbench set up now. Gonna make a video tour for my brother because I'm weirdly proud of this.
I get home by 4:30 most days and I should be PRESENT, right? But my brain is mush. I'm not working anymore but I'm scrolling my phone, half-listening to my kids tell me about their day, thinking about emails. My 8yo literally said "Dad you're not even here" last week and it hit different. Anyone fo...
Our 13yo has been dropping hints about 'everyone else has a phone' for like a year. Last weekend we actually sat down and I asked HER what she thought would be a good age and what she'd need to prove first. Turns out she had actual thoughts about it - wanted to start with limited texting only, worri...