Nothing fancy - just pancakes the kids made (with her supervision obviously), some bacon, coffee. But the effort? The kids made little cards. My youngest drew a picture of me that's... honestly unrecognizable but that's part of the charm. We don't talk about this stuff enough but man, it hits differ...
Been tracking all shared expenses (activities, medical, school stuff) in OFW and at the end of the month I send her an itemized breakdown. Before I was just... eating costs and seething about it. Now it's all documented and we can actually split things fairly without the awkwardness. Sounds boring b...
Long story short, my job moved to Denver and I need to relocate in 6 months. Current arrangement has my kids (13 and 15) with me 40% of the time. My ex has said she's 'not interested in discussing changes' which feels like her default answer to everything. Realistically, the kids would need to move ...
Just bought a Weber Genesis II and I'm determined to not be "that dad" who burns everything. I've watched some YouTube videos but honestly I'm nervous about temp control and stuff. Anyone have tips for a complete beginner? What should my first meal be to test it out? Looking for something that won't...
Been trying to get my 10yo interested in coding and finally found something that stuck. Code.org is completely free, has these cute little character games that teach actual logic, and my son did 3 units in like 2 weeks without complaining. Each lesson is like 15-20 mins so doesn't feel like a huge c...
My kids wore mismatched socks to school yesterday because I was running late and just didn't care. Then I spent like 2 hours worried about what their teacher thought. Rationally I KNOW it doesn't matter but my brain is weird like this. I'll feel bad about something insignificant for days. Anyone els...
This is just ridiculous. My daughter's soccer season has games on Saturdays AND Sundays some weekends. My son's baseball is mostly weekday evenings but then they add random Saturday games. How am I supposed to plan ANYTHING else? And don't even get me started on how much it costs. We're paying like ...
My 6yo loves educational content on YouTube Kids but I keep worrying that somehow she'll find weird stuff or that the recommendations are leading her down some rabbit hole. I've got ALL the parental controls on, restricted mode, no search function... but I still check her watch history like twice a ...
My son was doing pretty well with a 7pm bedtime and sleeping til 5am, then up for the day. Now for the past week he's been going down at like 9pm and still waking at 5am but also wants to eat at 2am again. Did something shift developmentally? He's EBF and my wife is losing it because she was finally...
Sick of buying junk that ends up in the trash. Want to get my kids things that mean something or that they'll actually use and remember. My 16 year old is into woodworking, 14 year old loves baseball. Thinking less toys more tools and experiences. What have you gotten your teenagers that they actual...
So my 14yo daughter has TikTok (yeah I know, we tried to say no but...). Last week I borrowed her phone and scrolled through her FYP. The algorithm is WILD - it's showing her increasingly thinner girls doing dances, some weird body checking content, and I can see it's literally designed to keep her ...
Anyone send their kids to those coding summer camps? There's one in our area (Austin) that's about $400 for 2 weeks. My 9yo loves problem-solving and building things digitally. Wondering if it's legit education or just expensive screen time in a classroom. Have any of you done this? Did your kid act...
Got my son a road bike for his birthday. He wanted one and I was skeptical but we've been going out Saturday mornings to practice. Started at the park just learning how to shift gears and brake properly. Last weekend we did our first 5-mile ride together to get ice cream. The dude was GLOWING. We'r...
Planning a summer trip to a lake and want to take the kids kayaking for the first time (ages 6 and 9). Obviously life jackets are non-negotiable but I want to know what else I'm missing. Better quality gear? Helmets? Does anyone do tethers? Want them safe but also don't want to be that paranoid dad....
So I got one of those Treehouse Masters YouTube rabbit holes last month and decided we'd build something in our oak tree in the backyard. Spent maybe $400 on materials from Lowe's and used mostly 2x8 pressure treated lumber. My son was OBSESSED the whole time, even helped me drill holes (with superv...