He told me it was funny. I asked how funny. He said funny like when grandpa tells jokes. So basically I'm on par with an 80 year old man. I'll take it.

My daughter and I were in the cereal aisle and she asks me to reach something on the top shelf. I tell her I'm a little short on time. She looks at me dead serious and says you're a lot short on height too dad. I have been destroyed by a 7 year old. That's the last time I give her setup lines.

Pandemic taught me that giving my kids tablets gets me an hour of peace and I've never looked back. Now my 5 and 8 year old are basically glued to screens. Started limiting it this week and they're losing their minds. Anyone else dealing with withdrawal behavior? How long before they adjust back to ...

My 11yo has been making videos with his friends and posting them without asking. Nothing inappropriate but I'm frustrated he did this behind my back. Signed him up for parental controls but now he thinks I'm being unreasonable. Trying to figure out the balance between giving him independence and mak...

Our son is 2 weeks old and literally the only way he sleeps is if one of us is holding him. The second we put him down he screams. We're exhausted. Everyone says to let him sleep in the bassinet but that doesn't work. I know newborns want to be close but this seems extreme. My wife is worried we're ...

Been smoking meats for like 3 years now but always did chicken or ribs. Decided to go full send on a brisket. Wrapped it at the stall, let it go about 14 hours total. My neighbor came over like 4 times asking what smelled so good. Turned out perfect. Family said it was the best thing I've ever made....

At 10 years old he's starting to be in situations where he's meeting adults and shaking hands. I've been working with him on the fundamentals. Firm grip, look them in the eye, say their name back to them, smile. These small things matter. Too many young men today don't know basic courtesy. It's our ...

Started making Sunday dinner a non-negotiable family tradition at my house. Everyone puts their phones away, we sit together for at least an hour. I cook most of it, the kids help. We talk about the week, no distractions. My kids actually look forward to it now. In a world where everyone's glued to ...

Spent the last 3 weekends working on the old boat in the garage. New fuel pump, new battery, got the engine to turn over today. She's not pretty but she'll float and she'll fish. Can't wait to get out on the water this weekend if the weather holds.

So my wife just went back to work after 4 months and her supply tanked almost immediately. We're down to maybe 60% of what we were getting before. The pediatrician said it's normal but we're looking at supplementing with formula now. Has anyone dealt with this? We want to keep breastfeeding but also...

Kids want to go to the arcade, wife wants to go to that new farmers market, I just wanna sit on the couch and watch football. We'll probably end up compromising and doing all three which means I'll be exhausted by Sunday. Such is dad life I guess.

I said hey buddy I've got this great chemistry pun for you. He's like dad no. And I'm like but I promise it's got all the right elements. My wife literally told me to stop.

Been working with him for like 3 weeks. Today he just took off down the driveway and I was running behind him ready to catch him but he made it the whole way. He looked back at me with the biggest smile. Worth every scraped knee and my sore legs from running. Best day ever.

Usually my wife does this but she was swamped with work. I made sandwiches, cut up fruit, threw in some goldfish. Nothing fancy. But for once I didn't get the containers back with most of the food still in there. My 8yo even asked me to do it again next week. Feeling pretty good right now ngl.

Switched to fully remote about a year ago and honestly it's made such a difference. I can be home for lunch with the kids, pick them up from school most days, and I'm not losing 2 hours a day to commuting. My job performance is actually better because I'm less stressed. The only downside is sometime...