Thinking about setting something up for my 13yo daughter before she gets more serious about social media. Don't want to be creepy about it but also... yeah. She's getting old enough that I can't just look over her shoulder anymore. Is Bark actually worth the subscription or am I just being paranoid?...
That's an exaggeration but she was COLD to me. Took hours for her to warm up. My wife said she asked about me every day but I guess that wears off. This is my third trip this quarter and I'm starting to think I need to have the hard conversation with my boss about travel expectations. Why am I even ...
I've got two weeks left and I'm genuinely dreading it. I know this makes me sound soft but I've loved being home with my daughter (11 weeks old). Going back to the office feels wrong now. I'm gonna miss watching her during the day and honestly work seems so pointless compared to this. My company is ...
School's 8:30-2:45, my hours are 8-5. Daycare for the gap costs almost as much as school. My 2nd grader just sits in aftercare for 2+ hours 4 days a week doing... nothing mostly. It's so inefficient. We're paying for school + care + my commute gas + work clothes. Would we honestly be worse off if ...
My 13yo got Instagram "just to see what everyone was posting" and within like two weeks she was comparing herself to filter-heavy pics and seemed more anxious. I didn't force her off but we talked about how the algorithm works and she's actually taken a step back. But here's the thing - I don't thin...
Everyone sold me on how great 50/50 is. Equal time, no child support weirdness, fair to everyone. But honestly? It's exhausting. My 11yo has his stuff split between two houses, I'm constantly reorganizing my work schedule, and Tuesday nights I'm making the SAME dinner I made Monday because we had ju...
Quick question - has anyone actually done the "dumb phone for kids" thing or is that just something I read on parenting blogs? Like literally just a basic phone for calling/texting? My 13yo is getting ridiculous with his smart phone and I'm tempted to just... take it away and replace it with somethi...
Real talk. I lose my temper with my kids over stupid stuff like spilled milk or not listening the first time. Then I'm supposed to teach them about patience and self control? I pray about it, I really do, but it's like I keep messing up the same way. How do you guys handle knowing you're not the man...
We use Google Calendar but it's a mess with divorce stuff (custody schedule, handoff days, my work calendar). Wife's new partner is also in the mix sometimes. Looking for something cleaner. Used Cozi before but had it crashed. OurFamilyWizard looks solid but pricey for just scheduling. What's eve...
My 9yo wants to try baseball this spring. The local rec league is $150 for the season plus we need a glove, cleats, and a bat. That's easily $300+ total. He's never played before so idk if he'll even stick with it. Parents in here spending that kind of money or am I overthinking it? Trying to figure...
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. ...