I know it's probably just gas or whatever but my 6 week old looked right at me and smiled. Biggest smile of my life right there. After weeks of feeding, changing, not sleeping, feeling like I don't know what I'm doing, that one smile made it all worth it. First real moment where it felt like he reco...
Kids want to help cook dinner and I figured pizza is perfect for that. Gonna let them make their own individual pizzas with whatever toppings they want. Probably going to be a mess but that's kind of the point right? Anyone have a go-to dough recipe that's actually easy or should I just use store bo...
Started using OurFamilyWizard after reading about it here and honestly it's been a game changer. No more arguments about "you never told me about the school event" because everything is documented. My ex and I still don't get along great but we can keep things professional through the app. Plus I ca...
My son used to be fine with limited screen time but then somehow found YouTube kids and now he just wants to watch people playing video games for hours. I set up the parental controls but he's figured out how to get around them somehow? He's not even playing the games himself just watching other peo...
This might sound weird but bear with me. My 11 year old got really into Minecraft and I was worried it was unhealthy until I realized he wanted to show me his builds. So I started playing with him on the same server. Now we spend like 45 mins a few times a week building stuff together. It's actually...
Started seeing a therapist 2 months ago for anxiety and general feeling of being overwhelmed. I was skeptical because I'm not really a talk about my feelings guy but honestly it's been good. My therapist helped me see that a lot of my stress is from trying to control things I can't control. It's not...
Doctor asked my 4 year old if his tummy hurt. He said yes. I said 'Well that's concerning, looks like you've got a serious case of the TOY STORE BLUES.' Wife gave me that look. Doctor didn't laugh. 10/10 would embarrass my family again.
Real talk, between work meetings and trying to get dinner made, my son ends up with the iPad for like 2-3 hours some days. He watches YouTube Kids and some educational apps. My parents say I'm ruining him but he seems fine, talks well, plays with toys too. Am I actually messing him up or is this nor...
Dude. Just experienced my first explosion diaper and I was NOT prepared. It went up the back and somehow into the outfit we picked out for grandma's visit. I literally just threw the whole diaper and outfit in the trash and grabbed whatever was clean. Is this normal or did I do something wrong with ...
My 12 year old had his first real job interview yesterday and I made sure we practiced beforehand. Firm grip, look them in the eye, smile, repeat their name back to them. These little things matter and they say so much about a man's character before he even speaks. He got the job too. Proud doesn't ...
Got a call from the teacher saying my 7 year old stood up to some kids who were being mean to his little sister's kindergarten class on the playground. Didn't get physical or anything, just told them to stop being jerks and then walked away. The teacher said it was really respectful how he handled i...
She's 6 weeks old and gave me a real smile this morning. I know they say it might be gas or whatever but it felt intentional. I literally teared up making breakfast. My wife was like dude it's just a smile and I was like YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. This little person is starting to recognize me and respon...
Hate admitting this but we're struggling financially right now. Lost some hours at work and money is definitely tighter than usual. My kids asked why we can't give as much to church anymore and I almost made an excuse. Instead I was honest and told them we're having a tough season. Now my oldest is ...
My son is 3 weeks old and I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours straight in days. Wife is breastfeeding so I'm on diaper duty and trying to help her get rest but I'm absolutely dead inside. I keep making stupid mistakes at work. When does this get better? Also he screams for like an hour every ...
My ex and I split 2 years ago and we co-parent pretty well most of the time. But we completely disagree on screen time, sugar, and bedtimes. She lets them stay up until 9-10pm at her place when they have school at 8am. They come to me exhausted and grumpy. I've brought it up multiple times but she s...