Just found out through my niece that my son has a secret Instagram account with a different name where he's posting stuff he'd never show us. Nothing terrible from what I can see but I'm upset he felt like he needed to hide it. Do I confront him? Do I monitor it? How much privacy should a 13 year ol...
We've been divorced 2 years and up until now the holiday schedule has been pretty straightforward. This year she's demanding I take the kids the whole week before Christmas instead of starting on the 23rd like we agreed. She wants to go on a trip with her new boyfriend and basically wants me to cove...
Just got home from the hospital yesterday with our daughter. Everything feels overwhelming. We were given a bunch of paperwork and instructions but honestly it's all a blur. What are the things nobody tells you about the first few weeks? I know sleep deprivation is coming but are there other surviva...
Took the whole weekend but we finally finished. Nothing crazy, just 8x8 feet on a couple branches, rope ladder, and a pulley system for getting snacks up there. My son is obsessed. Worth every sore muscle. Pics: imgur.com/xyz
Just got through Thanksgiving split custody and man it was rough. Had the kids Thursday morning to Friday evening. Tried to make it special but kept thinking about how weird it was having an empty house Friday night. Anyone have tips for making holidays less depressing when you're flying solo?
Just realized our agreement from 2 years ago doesn't really spell out summer vacation details. With school ending in 3 months I need to figure this out with my ex but I don't want to open up a whole legal battle. Should I try to work it out informal first or get the lawyer involved right away? She's...
Told him he had to have "soldier food" to be strong like his favorite superhero. He ate the whole bowl of broccoli and carrots without complaining once. Wife didn't believe me when I told her. Trying this every meal now lol.
Took my boys on a camping and fishing trip last weekend and it was perfect. We caught some nice bass, cooked over a campfire, and just hung out. My oldest actually put his phone down the whole time which felt like a miracle. I was worried my wife would give me grief about a whole weekend away but sh...
My 6 year old's best friend lost his father last month and last night my boy asked me straight up why God let that happen. I froze. I gave him some answer about God's plan but man that was hard. How do you explain suffering to a kid in a way that doesn't wreck their faith? I want him to have real fa...
Guys I'm struggling with this. We do family prayer at dinner but my oldest (8) just stares at his plate and my daughter rushes through it. I want them to actually connect with God not just check a box. How do you make prayer feel natural for kids? I don't want to be that dad who nags them about it. ...
Real talk, I was getting frustrated at the grocery store yesterday and started snapping at my wife in front of the kids. Then it hit me that I just told them on Sunday to be patient and kind. They're watching everything I do. So now I'm trying to actually live out what I'm teaching them about charac...
We've been working on this for weeks in the driveway. Today he just took off and rode like 50 feet on his own before wobbling but not falling. The confidence boost in his face was priceless. I probably looked like an idiot running next to him but who cares. Best Saturday morning ever.
Legitimately destroyed me in three straight races. I'm not even mad, that's amazing. He's been grinding the game all week and finally put it together. Just told him he's never allowed to beat me again but we both know that's a lie. Proud dad moment right there.
Got the smoker fired up yesterday at 6am and pulled some ribs off at noon. Kids said they were the best ribs ever (they werent but I'll take it lol). Weather finally warming up so time to dust off the grill and get serious about Sunday cookouts.
Started doing this thing where we do 'bedtime adventures' instead of just reading stories. We turn off the lights, I tell them a made up story about them being explorers or detectives, we use a flashlight as a prop, the whole deal. Getting them ready for bed used to be a battle but now they ask when...