Open doors for women, even if they don't expect it. Take care of the check without making a thing about it. Listen more than you talk. Admit when you're wrong. Stand up straight. Say sir and ma'am to folks older than you. Some people think it's outdated but my kids are growing up understanding that ...

Because he heard the drinks were on the house! My 7 year old came up with this one and I've never been more proud or more ashamed at the same time.

I swear I've seen every episode at least 5 times but I still crack up at the same moments. My wife keeps walking in and asking why I'm laughing at something from like 2010.

We're talking full meltdown for 30 minutes. Hitting, yelling, the works. It's like we're asking him to give up his firstborn. We reduced his time from an hour to 30 mins on school nights and it's been a battle every single day for two weeks. Wife wants to go back to the original schedule just for pe...

Kid wanted to grow tomatoes and strawberries. Spent a Saturday building the bed and another planting stuff. He's actually checking on it every day, watering without being asked. Already talking about next year and wanting to try carrots and lettuce. I think we've accidentally created a little garden...

Anyone else feel like a total hypocrite some days? I tell my kids to be patient and kind but then I snap at my wife because I'm tired from work. Been trying to pray more in the mornings before everyone wakes up but I keep hitting snooze. How do you guys actually walk the walk instead of just talking...

My 15yo is on his phone or Xbox basically every moment he's not in school. Grades are dropping, he won't come to family dinners, just locked in his room. I've tried taking the console away and he absolutely loses it. Feel like I'm losing him to this stuff and I don't know how to get him back without...

Trying to get my kids off their devices during family meals but it's like pulling teeth. They say they're 'just checking something' every 30 seconds and I end up being the phone police the whole time. Do other families actually manage this or is it a lost cause? Genuinely asking because I don't want...

So my 8yo told me he finished his homework when he obviously hadn't even started it. I yelled at him, sent him to his room, the whole thing. Then later I'm sitting there realizing I just spent the morning being dishonest about how much work I actually did at the office when my boss asked. How am I s...

First time taking both boys out to the lake. They're 5 and 8 so I'm keeping expectations low, mostly just happy to see them excited about being outside. Packed snacks, sunscreen, and my patience. If we catch anything that's a bonus. Anyone else do family fishing trips?

Been remote for 3 years, kids are settled, wife and I got a good rhythm going. Company just announced everyone back in office 5 days a week starting next month. I have a 45 minute commute each way. That's 7.5 hours a week I'm not seeing my family. I'm not anti-office but why force it when my team is...

My buddy keeps inviting me out on weekends to go fishing and I'm thinking about finally trying it. I don't have any equipment and have no idea what I'm doing. Is it expensive to get started? Should I just buy a cheap setup first or invest in something decent? Looking to do local lake fishing mostly,...

I had three 1 seeds in my final four and two of them are already out. This is what I get for trying to be smart about it instead of just picking chalk. At least I didn't spend real money this year, just league bragging rights on the line.

My kids will eat pretty much any frozen pizza I throw in the oven but I'm curious what everyone else buys. We usually go with Tombstone or DiGiorno depending on what's on sale. Wife says I need to make pizza from scratch more often but honestly after a long day at work, frozen is the move. What's yo...

Caught my 4 year old red handed with a box of Lucky Charms this morning, eating them dry by the handful straight from the box. When I asked him why he didn't use a bowl he looked at me dead serious and said 'Dad you're always telling me not to waste time. This is faster.' Can't even be mad. That's e...