Caught a full glass of orange juice mid-air at the dinner table yesterday. Everyone cheered. Then I realized I was just dodging it and it spilled all over my lap instead. Still got applause though so I'm counting that as a win.
My 7 year old is learning to open doors for people and use formal manners with adults and some of his friends' parents think it's weird or old fashioned. One mom literally said we're repressing him by teaching him respect. I think we're living in weird times where basic courtesy gets labeled as toxi...
Been working with him on this for like 6 months and today he just did it. Didn't ask me once. I watched him struggle for a minute and then he got both shoes tied. My wife was in the other room and I had to hold back tears a little bit not gonna lie. These little milestones hit different.
Got the ultrasound results today and it's definitely two babies. I thought my wife was joking at first. I love my wife and I know we're going to figure this out but right now I'm terrified about money, space, sleep deprivation, everything. Anyone else here raise twins? What should I be doing right n...
Been working on this for like 3 months between kid pickups and work calls. Got the pegboard up, organized all my tools, and even have a little mini fridge in there now. The wife thinks I'm crazy for spending this much time on it but honestly it's my happy place. Just nice to have a space that's actu...
My oldest is convinced frozen pizza is better than homemade. FROZEN. I showed him how easy it is to make it from scratch but apparently Totino's is superior. Should I be concerned? My wife thinks it's funny but I feel personally attacked.
I was just sitting on the couch watching TV last night and suddenly felt my heart racing and couldn't catch my breath. My wife thought something was seriously wrong. Went to urgent care and they said nothing's physically wrong. Has anyone dealt with this? Is therapy actually helpful for this stuff o...
I used to think I was doing okay but honestly the last few months have been rough. I put on a good face for the kids but when I'm alone I just feel empty. I'm not sleeping great, lost interest in stuff I used to enjoy, and the thought of another day feels heavy. My dad never talked about this stuff ...
We let our son watch about 90 minutes of cartoons a day while we're trying to get dinner ready or handle work stuff from home. We feel a little guilty but honestly it's the only way we can function some days. Is this too much? What's everyone else doing? I feel like there's no good answers online ju...
Started at 4am to have it ready for dinner. Used a combo of oak and hickory, wrapped it at the stall. Came out so tender I didn't even need a knife. My wife said it was the best thing I've made in years which felt pretty good ngl. Anyone else get weirdly obsessed with smoking meat? I've already got ...
I told him I like to keep things consistent. He said that wasn't funny. I said neither is your sense of humor yet, you're only 6. He didn't get it but I got a laugh out of myself which is what matters.
Dad was old school through and through. Military background, never complained, always took care of his family. I'm struggling with how to pass his values to my kids now that he's gone. They're 6 and 10. Anyone dealt with this? Want to make sure they know what kind of man he was and what that means f...
Been working on converting the basement into a proper space for the last 6 months. Got a nice setup with a TV, comfortable couch, mini fridge, and some shelving for my gaming collection. My kids actually respect the space now and knock before coming down lol. Wife's happy because I'm down there inst...
Been fighting with my boss for months about a flexible schedule. I proposed doing 4 10-hour days instead of 5 8-hour days so I could have Fridays to be the primary parent. Finally got approval last week. My first Friday off was amazing - went to my kid's school assembly, had lunch with him, picked h...
Had a coworker make a snide comment about me leaving early on Fridays to coach my son's baseball team. Said something about a man's work coming first. I don't get it. My father was always working, always climbing, never showed up to a single game. Great provider. Terrible dad. I'm trying to be both ...