My daughter asked why she saw my girlfriend at Costco yesterday. I had her at the store but they didn't interact and I wasn't trying to hide her but now I'm wondering if I should have a conversation with my ex first before the kids see her around. She's been in my life for about 4 months. There's no...
I know it sounds weird but my 8 year old wanted to help with taxes so I let him organize receipts and he was actually super into it. Asked a bunch of questions about what different deductions meant and how the system works. Probably too much info for a kid but it was nice to do something together th...
Had a situation at dinner last week where a friend's husband made an inappropriate comment about my wife's work. Not gonna repeat it but it was dismissive and frankly rude. I don't like making scenes but I also wasn't about to let that slide. I calmly told him that wasn't cool and we probably should...
This might sound small but I had to share. My son came to me before bed and asked if we could pray together because he was worried about his friend whose parents are divorcing. I didn't prompt him at all. He just felt the weight of it and wanted to bring it to God. I fought back tears man. All those...
So I just experienced my first projectile poop incident and I honestly didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It went up the back, down the legs, on his outfit, on my shirt. I called my wife in for backup like I was defusing a bomb. I have a whole new respect for what she's been doing all day. Does th...
Been getting up at 5am to hit the lake before work a couple times a week. Love the quiet before the world wakes up and I'm starting to get decent at reading the water. Anyone have advice on finding bass in the shallows this time of year? I'm mostly doing early mornings because that's the only time I...
My son has been asking for more gaming time and I honestly don't know what the right answer is. He's doing fine in school, has friends, plays outside sometimes. But on weekends he wants to be on the Switch or watching YouTube constantly. My wife says he's fine, I'm worried he's getting too much. Wha...
I used to be the guy who would just pick up and go whenever. Didn't need much, didn't need anyone. Then kids happened and suddenly I had two little humans depending on me for everything. Lost a lot of freedom obviously. But I found something I didn't know I was missing which is genuine purpose. Ever...
Been white knuckling my way through life for like 10 years. Constant stress, constant worry, couldn't relax for a second. Everyone around me was probably exhausted but I didn't care, just kept pushing. Last month I had a panic attack in the middle of the grocery store and that was my wake up call. S...
Because it felt crumbly! My 6 year old groaned so hard when I told her this at breakfast. Worth it.
Been home with the kids for 8 months now after losing my job and honestly it's been really isolating. All the mom groups don't really want me there even though I've tried a few times. My wife is at work all day so I'm just here with the kids and my own thoughts. Some days are fine but other days it'...
She uses the kids as leverage constantly. Texts me angry about child support, cancels my time last minute, makes snide comments about my parenting in front of the kids. Got a lawyer involved but it's dragging on and costing me thousands. Trying to keep it together for my kids but some days I'm furio...
I work from home 3 days a week and I feel like I'm constantly torn. My boss expects me to be available all day, but my 6 year old keeps wanting to show me his drawings or needs a snack. I'm not fully present for either work or my kids. Started going to the office more just to avoid the mental exhaus...
Told my boss I'm not coming in. Been running on empty for weeks between the kids stuff, work deadlines, and just general burnout. My wife said I seemed on edge all the time. I'm going to sleep in, not touch my email, and just be present with my family. Should feel good to actually stop for a minute.
My 6yo asked me why the bike fell over. I said I dunno why? He goes because it was two tired. I'm pretty sure that's the oldest joke in existence but the way he delivered it made me laugh. Kids are weird man.