Watching my coworker's son blame everyone but himself for his problems and it breaks my heart. Kid's got no accountability. I make sure my kids understand that their choices have consequences and I don't bail them out. If they fail a test, that's on them. If they break something, they work to pay fo...
Our newborn is 2 weeks old and my wife is struggling with breastfeeding. We've been supplementing with formula bottles but now we're confused about the best way to do this. Should we do breast first then bottle? Just bottle? How do we know he's getting enough food? Any dads been through this?
My wife wants to do a family hiking thing next month. I'm trying to figure out how to make this not miserable. Do I bring a stroller, backpack one of them, or just accept we'll go 2 miles max and call it a win? Looking for realistic advice from guys who have actually done this with young kids not In...
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....