**Tried a few out on the kids:** "Why did the cookie go to the doctor? Because it felt crumbly!" "What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!" "I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down." The 7yo groaned. The 10yo rolled his eyes. The 13yo pretended I don't exis...
My therapist keeps asking me to identify my feelings and I'm like... I don't know man. I just know I'm tired all the time and I yelled at my 6yo for spilling juice yesterday and felt like the worst dad in the world for hours after. Anyone else feel like therapy is just homework that costs $150/week?...
Been trying the Headspace meditation app for about 2 weeks and there's actually a whole 'parenting' section I didn't know about until yesterday. Did the 10-min "Dealing with Parent Anger" session after I yelled about homework and honestly it helped me not escalate when my son talked back. Not a mira...
This is more of a rant but ngl the 15-second video thing is RUINING their attention spans. My 7yo will watch like 200 shorts in a row and I genuinely don't think his brain is processing any of it. It's just infinite dopamine hits. I blocked YouTube Shorts on his iPad and he literally looked at me li...
Took my 4-month-old in for a routine checkup. I mentioned we've been letting him sleep in the bassinet in our room (because honestly it's easier at night) and the pediatrician immediately started talking about SIDS and independence and sleep training. Lady, he's 4 months. We're not doing anything un...
I say this as someone who was VERY skeptical about the magnet program and the whole application process. But 4 months in? Teacher's actually engaged, they do real projects, and my 6yo actually WANTS to go to school instead of complaining every morning. The homework load is reasonable, the teacher ac...
In the best way possible. My 9 year old was playing with her friend and just naturally started talking about God and Jesus and her friend asked to pray. My wife told me about it and I just sat there crying. All those conversations we've had, all the times we've taken her to church and talked about f...
Posted here like 6 months ago asking if I was crazy for attempting a treehouse. Got mostly "that's unsafe" comments lol. But I've been working on it anyway - got platform mostly up, railings installed, rope ladder system that actually works. My kids (7, 10) have tested it like 50 times and haven't d...
My son just turned 6 and discovered YouTube Kids. Now it's ALL he wants. Every time we're in the car, waiting at the doctor's office, literally anywhere with downtime he's asking for it. I'm not totally against screen time but this is getting ridiculous. We're limiting it to 30 mins on weekends but ...
Real talk - I spent way too long feeling guilty about my kids watching TV or playing games. But then I realized: - My 9yo learned actual coding skills from YouTube - My 6yo's reading improved using educational apps - Gaming with my 12yo is like... bonding time - Sometimes a movie so I can make dinn...
Not suicidal exactly but like... intrusive thoughts about how wife is better parent than me, kids would be fine (maybe better) if I wasn't around messing things up. I know intellectually this is depression talking but the thought loop is strong. Started journaling about it per therapist's suggestion...
So I've been putting this off for like 2 years. My wife finally got tired of me saying 'I'm fine' and basically told me to book something or she'd do it for me. Had my first session yesterday with this therapist in Asheville and honestly... it wasn't as weird as I thought? We didn't solve my entire ...
Like seriously this kid went from maybe 50 words three months ago to just... talking in full sentences now. He's narrating everything he does. "Daddy I'm eating my apple." "Now I'm going to the bathroom." It's non-stop but honestly adorable. Youngest of three and I forgot how fast this phase goes.
Not even joking. My wife and I have been tag-teaming so hard that neither of us has time for basic hygiene. I smell like a gym locker mixed with spit-up. This is unsustainable lol. Do other people just... find time? Or is this normal new parent life?
Took about 3 months of practicing but my son nailed it this morning. No bunny ears, proper loop method and everything. Wife was at work so I had to text her a video and she got all emotional about it lol. These little wins hit different when you've been working on something specific for a while.