Ouch. She's 10 and apparently that's the new descriptor for why her room at mom's (redone with new furniture, pink everywhere, very Pinterest) feels 'better' than her room at my place. I'm not trying to compete financially but like... I want her to feel at home here too? Bit of a gut punch ngl.
My son does this thing where he's constantly like "And NOW I'm putting my shoe on, and now I'm getting the other shoe, and now I'm tying it..." for literally 20 minutes straight. Is this normal? It's driving me up a wall but also sometimes it's kind of hilarious? Just needed to vent lol
Okay so this isn't exactly a DIY project but heard some people talking about elaborate cooking plans on here. Tbh? Costco pizza, some sides from home, backyard picnic, zero stress. Kids don't care. Weekend saved. You're welcome lol
I'm supposed to go back Monday. Been home for 12 weeks with my son Kai and honestly it's been one of the best experiences of my life. Yeah I'm tired, yeah there were hard days, but getting to be part of everything early on has been incredible. Now I'm about to hand him to a daycare 40 hours a week s...
So I set a hard limit of 1 hour on weekdays for my 8yo and 10yo, right? Thought I was being the cool strict parent. Found my son hiding in the closet with an iPad last night watching YouTube at 11pm. My daughter's been asking to go to friends' houses way more often than usual - I'm pretty sure she's...
My kids are 8, 5, and 2. I love them obviously, but sometimes I get this weird resentment bubble up - like why am I responsible for ALL the logistics? Work is 45 hours, plus commute, plus all the school stuff, sports stuff, bedtime routine, weekend activities... my wife works less than me and someho...
Okay so this is a "recommendation" post but also kind of a rant. I spent a solid $2,000 on a Fully standing desk with the good motor and programmable presets because my back has been absolutely wrecked from 8+ hours in a chair. Yeah it's expensive but I've spent that easily on other stuff that doesn...
Quick rant: $18k/year for one kid in the DC area. My wife makes slightly more than daycare costs us, so we're basically working just to pay someone else to watch our kids. Has anyone looked into nanny shares? Or is there a reason those seem impossible to coordinate? Trying to figure out if we're mis...
Every Friday we just do frozen pizza for dinner. Nothing fancy. But for some reason the kids treat it like it's the best thing ever. Gives my wife and me actual free time on Friday nights. Just realized nobody says we have to cook from scratch every night. Game changer. Why did this take me 8 years ...
We've tried: - App timers (he just shuts the whole iPad down then whines) - Earning screen time through chores (somewhat works but requires constant negotiation) - No screens after 6pm (backfires spectacularly before bed) There has to be something better? How are you guys handling this with kids ag...
Title says it. Does it actually make co-parenting easier or is it just another thing to check? We're still pretty civil so I'm not sure if we need the formal expense tracking and message archives or if that's overkill for us.
Posted here a bunch about struggling with the back-and-forth with my ex over custody schedules. We finally hammered out something that works for our situation. We're doing 5-2-2-5 instead of straight 50/50, and honestly? It's so much better. Less transitions for the kids, less logistics nightmare fo...
I know everyone jokes about how expensive and crazy it is but we just got back and ngl it was one of the best weekends we've had in years. Kids are 5 and 8, both old enough to remember it, young enough to still be amazed by everything. My 8yo rode Space Mountain for the first time and lost his mind ...
We've got 3 kids and my wife swears by buying bulk snacks at Costco. I say they eat it in 3 days and we end up throwing half away. She says I'm being wasteful. We're both kind of right and it drives me crazy. What's the happy medium here? Are your kids normal with portion control or is this just a u...
Nothing fancy, just me and the boys at the local pond before school. We didn't catch much but my youngest actually put his phone down the whole time. We talked about real stuff, made some memories. This is what it's all about. Sometimes you just gotta make it happen even when life gets hectic.