Current setup is every other weekend plus one weeknight dinner. Kids are 6, 9, and 12. I work in tech so I've got flexibility in the summer and was thinking about proposing I get them for like 4 consecutive weeks so we can actually do trips and not just have every-other-weekend parenting. I'd obvio...

Started a monthly game night with 3 other dads from the street and we're actually having a blast. Last night we played Catan and some newer stuff like Wingspan that my neighbor brought. Beats sitting on the couch and we can actually have conversations that don't involve kids homework. If you haven't...

So I set up pretty tight parental controls on my son's iPad using a password only I know. Thought I was slick. Found out yesterday he's been watching YouTube videos about how to bypass parental controls and actually managed to work around some of my restrictions?? He's NINE. I don't know if I should...

Took the kids camping at Silver Falls last weekend. First time with the youngest (she's 5). Everything was fine until 6pm when she decided she'd had enough and spent the next 4 hours losing her mind in the tent while my wife and I took turns sitting outside like prisoners. We left at 9am Sunday. Di...

We tried making cookies from scratch with my 3yo yesterday and there was flour literally EVERYWHERE. In her hair. On the dog. How are other people making this work? Every cooking activity feels like it creates more mess than joy. Or do I just need to accept that's the price of the activity and stop ...

Confession: I was really scared before my first kid was born. Thought I'd resent the loss of freedom and feel trapped. And don't get me wrong the first year was ROUGH and sometimes I do miss my old life. But like, my kids think I'm the coolest person alive and that hits different. I've become someon...

We use **Google Family Link** but I'm wondering if we're missing out. Looking at Bark, Net Nanny, and Qustodio. Family Link is free which is nice but feels kinda limited compared to what I see other parents mention. Anyone actually use Bark? Is it worth the subscription? I want to monitor without be...

Real question: have any of you found companies that genuinely don't make you feel like garbage for having parental responsibilities? Like where "my kid is sick and I need to leave" is treated like... a normal human thing that happens? Every place I've worked treats fatherhood like a cute hobby I do ...

Okay this might sound silly but hear me out. For MONTHS we've been trying to get him off the Switch. Today he literally said "can I go to the park instead?" and meant it. Not because we said no to gaming, not because we bribed him, just... asked. We talked about him getting bored with the same games...

Started seeing someone about 3 months ago. Things are getting pretty serious (like, she's met my parents serious). My kids are 11 and 13. They're with me 60% of the time. I haven't mentioned her to anyone and my ex doesn't know. We're not at our house yet - we hang out at her place or go out. But l...

So my kids came back last week talking about how "mom's boyfriend is way cooler than dad" and how he took them to Topgolf. Cool for them, genuinely. But then my son mentioned he coaches youth baseball and the dude is literally inserting himself into EVERYTHING. Now my ex is talking about having him ...

Asking for a friend... but not really lol. Been dating someone for 4 months, nothing serious yet, but my 11yo daughter asked why she was at pickup last week. My ex immediately texted asking if I'm "bringing new people around the kids" which like... fair point but also we're adults. I haven't brought...

Getting conflicting info. Some parents swear by it, others say it's still full of weird stuff that slips through. We're thinking of getting it for our 5yo since she's been watching regular YouTube at grandma's house and some of the content is... questionable. Do you actually use YouTube Kids? Is th...

I don't care what anyone says. I wear them everywhere now. Grocery store, school pickup, that one time my wife made me go to her work party. Comfort over fashion when you're a dad with three kids and zero dignity left. If you haven't tried it you're missing out.

Just paid $400 for fall soccer league signup for one kid. FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS. And that's not including the shoes, shin guards, and apparently they need a specific bag now? My wife and I both grew up playing sports and our parents never spent this kind of money. Are we being ripped off or is this j...