This is gonna sound weird but I swear whenever life is actually good for a bit I start getting anxious like something bad is about to happen. Work's been solid, kids are healthy, marriage is decent and I'm sitting here at 2am with my chest tight thinking about worst case scenarios that probably won'...
I'm at my son's soccer game right now with like 30 other parents and I just feel completely disconnected. Nobody really knows me. At work I crack jokes and everyone thinks I'm fine but in my head it's exhausting. Even at home sometimes. I don't know if it's depression or just me being weird. Thinkin...
We're exclusively breastfeeding and honestly my wife and the baby have this bond that I feel like I'm on the outside of. I do diapers, baths, and hold him when he's fussy but it feels like she's got the important job. How do other dads build that connection when the baby needs mom for food? Trying n...
My 10 year old asked me why God allows bad things to happen to good people. I froze for a minute because I didn't want to give him some superficial answer. We ended up talking about suffering, trust, and how even when we don't understand God's plan we can trust His character. Then we prayed together...
I miss just being selfish with my time. Like on a Saturday I could decide at 8am to go to a movie, grab lunch, spend 6 hours at a coffee shop reading without planning it out. Now everything requires logistics. Even going to the grocery store is an event. My wife and I haven't had a real conversation...
Been remote for 2 years now and I'm never going back to an office. I get to eat lunch with my kids some days, pick them up from school, actually be present. My productivity is better and I'm way less stressed. The work-life balance thing people talk about, it's real. I used to commute 90 minutes eac...
Two kids ages 3 and 6. Made lunch, did a craft project, took them to the park, cleaned up the explosion of toys, made dinner, got them both into pajamas and down for bed without any meltdowns. Nobody got hurt. House didn't burn down. Wife came home and was shocked everything was handled. She actuall...
My 12yo is begging to join Discord so he can game with his friends. I'm nervous about it. I know the platform has some sketchy people on it. Has anyone let their kids use it? What precautions do you take? Can you monitor what they're saying?
Looking for a church that actually engages kids instead of just parking them in Sunday school for an hour. We want something with good youth programs and where the pastor actually talks about real life stuff not just scripture. Also somewhere not super judgmental because honestly we're not perfect p...
She asked why God lets bad things happen if He loves us. I gave some answer but honestly I wasn't satisfied with it either. I want to give my kids real faith not just platitudes but I also don't want to mess them up. How do you handle hard questions without either dismissing them or making faith see...
I tell my kids to be kind, honest, patient. Then I lose my temper in traffic and yell at other drivers. My 8yo called me out on it last week and I felt so ashamed. I know kids learn more from what we do than what we say but man it's hard to actually live it out. I'm trying to be better but some days...
All I did was let him pick out his own cereal at the store. Not sure what I did to deserve that kind of praise but I'll take it.
Started at 5am, wrapped it at noon, pulled it off the smoker at 7pm. Temp stayed between 225-250 the whole time. Let it rest for 30 mins and sliced it. The bark is perfect, meat is so tender it falls apart. My wife said it's the best thing I've ever cooked. Worth every minute of standing around chec...
She's been struggling with math all year and has been really hard on herself about it. She brought home her report card today with a B in math after tutoring and studying her butt off. I told her I was so proud of how hard she worked and didn't give up. She immediately got all teary eyed and hugged ...
Taking the family out this weekend for our first real camping trip. Got a decent tent, sleeping bags rated for the weather, planned out meals. Kids are 4 and 7. We're only going about 30 mins from home just in case it goes sideways. Anything I'm forgetting? How bad is it really if someone forgets to...