Three years ago I could barely walk up stairs without getting winded. Now I just completed my first 5K race. Sounds simple but it changed everything about how I see myself. I'm not 'the out of shape dad' anymore. I'm someone who can do hard things. My kids watch me train and ask if they can come run...
Planning to do a full breakfast from scratch tomorrow since wife let me sleep in last weekend so I owe her. Thinking pancakes, eggs, bacon, the works. Kids love helping with the cooking part so I'll let them mess with the batter. Anyone have a good pancake recipe that isn't too complicated? Mine alw...
Grew up wanting to escape our small town and spent 15 years in the city working finance. Wife and I decided to move back when we had kids and I thought I'd hate it. Turns out I was wrong about basically everything. Kids actually play outside, I know their teachers, my dad is involved in their lives ...
Decided to smoke a brisket for a family thing on Saturday. Started at 4am because apparently that's what you do. My wife thought I was insane. Anyway it actually turned out pretty good and everyone seemed to like it. My neighbor gave me some pointers which helped. Gonna do this again but maybe with ...
I'm 47 and decided to try gaming since my kids are into it. Played for like 2 hours yesterday and got absolutely destroyed in every match. Can't aim, don't know the maps, kids are already laughing at me. But honestly it's kinda fun getting destroyed. Might keep at it just so I can understand what th...
Apple Screen Time is garbage, my kids know how to get around it. Looking for something that actually prevents them from bypassing it. We use Samsung tablets and iPhones so need something cross platform if possible. Willing to pay for an app that doesn't suck.
My 6 year old wants to watch youtube all day and my wife and I keep fighting about limits. I think 1 hour a day is reasonable but some days she gets 2 or 3 because we're tired and it buys us peace. Feeling like a bad parent about it. What do other people actually do? Not what you're supposed to do, ...
So my 7 year old caught me yelling at another driver on the way home from church yesterday. Then immediately after I'm telling her about patience and kindness. She goes 'Dad you were just mean to that man.' Man that stung. I apologized right there and we talked about how I messed up and need to do b...
Not sure why I never thought of this before. Threw some chicken wings in with a little oil and seasoning, 20 minutes at 400 degrees and they came out crispy AF. Kids actually ate them without complaining. Game changer. Anyone else have any air fryer hacks I should know about?
Been praying with my 10 year old for about 3 weeks now before school. Nothing fancy, just 5 minutes while we have coffee and juice. He picks what we pray about mostly. Last week he asked to pray for his friend's parents who are going through a divorce. The fact that he's thinking about others and wa...
Started this thing in April thinking 3 weekends max. Here we are in June and I'm still tweaking things. The good news is it looks solid and I learned a ton about framing. The bad news is my wife is never going to let me plan another project timeline again lol. Lesson learned.
Well I laughed. That's at least one of us.
Went to the store with my 6 year old and she asked if we could get some juice. I said sure, we could really use something to get us through the day. She looked at me confused and I said don't worry, that joke will age like fine wine. She said dad you're being weird again. Nailed it.
Had to push back on my boss yesterday about something I knew was wrong. Did it calmly, with facts, not emotion. He didn't like it but he respected it. Later told me that approach is rare these days. Made me think about how I'm modeling this for my kids. You can be a man of principle without being ag...
He walked into the kitchen while I was telling my wife about our new vacuum. I said "well, it really sucks". My son just looked at me and said "Dad that's not even a joke, that's just what vacuums do." The kid's got a point but also the jokes are evolving to a new level of terrible.