Wife ordered new shelving for our bedroom and I enlisted my son to help assemble it. He got really into matching the bolts, organizing screws, reading the instructions out loud. Took forever but zero meltdowns and he actually learned how to use a wrench correctly. We finished with celebratory lemona...
My boy's been asking for the latest gaming console and I told him he needs to earn it. I want him to understand that good things come from hard work, not handouts. I'm thinking about having him do yard work and chores beyond what he normally does. Any of you guys have a system that worked for your s...
Feel like I'm always googling symptoms or checking my pulse. My 3-year-old bumped my head and now I'm convinced I have a concussion. Last week it was my back pain = early heart disease. My wife says I catastrophize everything. Is this anxiety or am I actually just falling apart? lol
This is something I genuinely struggle with. Growing up it was kind of beaten into me that you handle your own stuff. You don't burden people with your problems. So now as an adult and a dad, admitting I need help - whether that's mental health stuff or just needing a break - feels like admitting fa...
Working 50+ hours, two kids ages 5 and 7, trying to be present for everyone and I'm absolutely running on empty. Everything feels harder than it should be. My wife suggested I might be burned out but doesn't that just mean I need to push harder? Idk, looking for real talk here.
Had a conference in Denver last month, 3 days. No big deal, I've done tons of business travel. But this time I have a 4yo who was devastated when I left. My wife handled it fine, but I spent the whole first day feeling sick about it. Skipped the evening networking, just sat in my hotel room. When di...
Why is it so hard to find something my kids will actually eat that doesn't cost a million dollars and isn't absolute garbage? I'm over here trying to do sandwiches with veggies, some fruit, granola bar, whatever. My 7yo comes home and tells me he traded his sandwich for another kid's Lunchables. LUN...
So I'm the handy type and got tired of fumbling around in the dark looking for diapers, wipes, thermometer, etc. at 2am. Spent a Saturday afternoon building this little wooden shelf unit that hooks over the side of the bed. Has different compartments, little drawer for diaper cream, even a phone cha...
Got up at 5 AM with my oldest, drove out to the lake in the quiet of early morning. We didn't catch much but we talked about everything from school to how to handle a bully in his class. No phones, no distractions, just a man and his boy. These moments are what it's all about. He's getting older and...
Anyone planning to get out on the water next weekend? I'm thinking about heading out Sunday morning if the weather holds. Looking at a spot about 45 minutes from here that's been producing good catfish lately. Would be cool if anyone else was around that area, always fun running into other guys from...
My son is 3 months old and I'm struggling way more than I expected. Wife's doing okay (thank god) but I'm exhausted, anxious about everything, and I keep having these intrusive thoughts about him getting hurt. I looked it up and apparently paternal postpartum depression is a thing? Has anyone else e...
Watched a cooking show last night and got inspired to make fresh pasta from scratch with my 6 and 8 year old. How hard can it be right? I've got flour, eggs, and a lot of optimism. Already bracing myself for the mess because my kitchen is about to look like a war zone. If anyone has tips for making ...
Not sure how to approach this without sounding like a jerk. Our son was born 5 months ago and my wife just isn't interested in being intimate. She says she's touched out (I looked it up and it's a real thing, not just her avoiding me). I get it - she's exhausted, her body has been through a lot. But...
Seriously though, I used to sleep until like 10 on weekends. Now I'm up at 5:15 no matter what because my son's internal clock is broken. Even on days when my wife says she'll handle the morning I still just... wake up. My body doesn't know how to sleep anymore. Is this just life now?
My 4 and 6 year old watch it on repeat and honestly I don't even mind. It's actually funny, the parents on the show aren't total idiots, and it teaches stuff without being preachy. Is there a Bluey community on here or just me? My kids would probably get weird about a real Bluey meetup but I'm here ...