Got permission from the wife (barely) to let my 9yo and 11yo help build a treehouse in our oak tree. We spent last Saturday gathering supplies and planning it out - honestly spent more time on safety planning than actual building, which I'm sure is boring but whatever. Used a kit from Backyard Adven...
My son is really into helping me make bread lately and I want to keep the momentum going. Problem is he loses interest when he has to wait 4+ hours for proofing. Should I try a different recipe or just embrace the fact that he'll be doing other stuff while we wait? Also anyone have good kid-friendly...
Quick question: we're trying to get our daughter to sleep through without coming to our room 47 times a night. Some nights are better than others. It's exhausting. Are you guys doing any particular method? Ferber? Something else? How long did it take before you saw real improvement? ngl we're at our...
**Update from my last post:** So I was stressed about our 9-week-old's erratic sleep and someone in here suggested paying attention to wake windows instead of just trying to feed/soothe on demand. Looked it up, apparently newborns at that age should only be up like 45min-1hr max. We were letting our...
I don't mean that in a depressing way because I love my kids more than anything. But man, I miss just sitting in my car with nobody talking to me for like 20 minutes. Or being able to watch a movie without pausing it 47 times. Used to take 2 hour runs on Sundays with my headphones. Now I'm lucky if ...
They helped knead the dough, added their own toppings, the whole thing. Pizza was lopsided and one side burned but they ate four slices each and asked when we're doing it again. Small win but I'll take it. Gonna do this monthly now I think.
Not even a heads up text. Just dropped him off and I'm combing nits out of his hair that night. I had to treat the whole house, his stuffed animals, everything. When I texted her about it (trying to stay calm), she said "I didn't notice." How do I bring up hygiene/health stuff without sounding accus...
Got 8 weeks with my daughter and it's been incredible. I know that's privileged as hell compared to what most guys get. But going back to the office Monday feels like abandoning her. My wife will be home another 4 months and logically I know she's in good hands. But emotionally? This sucks. Anyone e...
Okay so we went from 8, 5, and newborn is now 2 weeks old. I thought the second kid would be harder than the third but honestly? Third kid hits different. The older two are more independent so I'm not juggling three different needs at once. Plus we know what we're doing now so we're not panicking ab...
I spent like 3 months trying to get my ex to use a co-parenting app. She kept saying it was "unnecessary" and that we could just text. Then we had a huge miscommunication about who was supposed to drop the kids at soccer practice (spoiler: nobody showed up to pick them up from school). I downloaded...
Got some perspective this week. I realized I'm not the guy who stayed out till 2 AM anymore and that used to bother me. But then I watched my daughter learn to smile and I'm like... okay yeah I'd trade a thousand late nights for this. I'm softer now. More patient. Still me but like a better version ...
Real talk, I used to sleep til like 11 am on Saturdays and it was glorious. Now my 3 year old is up at 6 am every single day regardless of what day it is. I've accepted this is my life now but man do I miss that feeling of waking up naturally at 9:30 with zero responsibilities staring me in the face...
Maybe this is unpopular but we cut our kids down to ONE activity each this year and honestly? Best decision we made. Soccer fees, basketball fees, plus all the driving... we were spending $3k/season and I was eating cold dinners in parking lots 4 nights a week. Now my 10yo does soccer, my 8yo does k...
Just hit the mark yesterday. For anyone following my previous posts - I quit drinking because I realized I was using beer to numb out after the kids went to bed instead of actually dealing with my depression. It's been hard. Some nights I still want to just zone out with a six-pack, but instead I've...
No this isn't a real thing but honestly it should be. My kids and I spent an entire Saturday building what they're calling "Fort Winterfell" out of blankets, PVC pipe, and every pillow in the house. It actually structurally makes sense?? I was shocked. They've been sleeping in it. Playing in it. It...