Spent the spring building raised beds, buying seeds, doing all that. By July the tomatoes were coming in great. Now my 4 year old and her friends use the garden as their personal dirt playground. Half the plants are snapped off. I'm not even mad anymore just laughing about it. Next year I'm putting ...
Started this thing last month and honestly wasn't sure we'd finish it. Got some 2x6s, old deck boards, and a rope ladder from Harbor Freight. My son picked out the paint color (neon green, of course). We spent most of Saturdays in September just measuring twice and screwing things together. The thin...
I've been using the same jokes for years and they still laugh. One of them finally asked me yesterday if I make up my own material. I almost cried. Yes son, I do. I'm basically a professional comedian now.
Been back in the office 3 days a week for 2 months now after being remote for a year and a half. Thought I was handling it fine but I was basically running on fumes. Took a week PTO just to sit at home and honestly I didn't even do anything special, just played with the kids and actually ate lunch w...
Got offered a promotion that would basically require me to be "on" all the time, some travel, visible at every meeting, that whole thing. Right now I'm content in my role, decent money, but not crushing it. My kids are 4 and 6. The logical part of my brain says take the promotion for future security...
Like how you can wake up in the morning and immediately feel like you need a nap. Or how you can have a whole conversation with your kids and not remember any of it 5 minutes later. Or how it's actually relaxing to organize your garage because it's just you and your tools and nobody asking you for a...
Everyone says you need to take care of yourself first but how? By the time kids are in bed, showered, and I've done cleanup its 10pm and im exhausted. The gym, therapy appointments, getting a haircut, thats all stuff I have to schedule and it feels selfish when my wife is doing the same juggle. Trie...
Just started doing a nightly prayer time with my wife and two kids after dinner. Nothing fancy, just going around the table and each person shares something they're grateful for and we pray about it. My 6 year old prayed for the mailman yesterday which was pretty cute. The thing is I keep feeling li...
Been working from home for two years now and honestly I thought this would be the perfect setup. I could do my job and see the kids during lunch, be there for the important stuff. Reality is my boss expects me to answer emails at 9pm and my kids don't understand that daddy working at the kitchen tab...
Been a rough few months watching my kids get more and more addicted to Fortnite. Finally sat down with them and explained why unlimited gaming wasn't happening anymore. We're doing 90 mins on school days, nothing on weeknights after 8pm. First week was rough with the tantrums but they're adjusting. ...
I want my kids to grow up loving Jesus but how can I teach them that when I'm cursing at other drivers and not praying before meals? I feel like a hypocrite most days. My 7 year old asked me why I say Jesus is important but I never talk about him. That hit hard. I know I need to walk the walk but ma...
I know not everyone can do this but I had to share. I switched to full remote about 18 months ago and honestly it's been life changing. I get to have lunch with my boys, pick them up from school most days, and actually BE there instead of hearing about their day secondhand at 6pm when I'm exhausted....
I've been dealing with anxiety for years but it's gotten so bad lately that I'm snapping at my kids over small stuff and then feeling guilty and spiraling about what kind of dad I am. I catastrophize about everything like if my son has a cough it must be pneumonia or if my daughter is quiet at schoo...
Started seeing a therapist 6 months ago to work through some stuff from my past that I realized was affecting how I parent. It's been rough confronting some hard things but man it's helped. I'm more patient with my kids, less reactive, and I actually understand why I get so angry sometimes. My thera...
Raising a family right means setting the standard. You lead by example, you keep your word, you provide, you listen when your wife has concerns, and you don't complain about the hard days. That's what my dad taught me. I see a lot of guys checking out or expecting credit for basic responsibilities. ...