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My 11yo is asking for a phone. He says all his friends have one. I genuinely don't know what the right age is anymore. I was like 15 but times are dif
Got it over the summer thinking the kids would use it constantly. It's November and I think my 9yo has used it like 5 times. Just sitting there taking
Been going to a dad's mental health group at our local community center for 2 months now. It's just like 8 of us talking about stress, anxiety, whatev
Want to make sure my kids understand the value of a dollar and that money doesn't grow on trees. Been thinking about having them work for their allowa
My 3yo has been using the toilet for like 6 weeks pretty reliably. Then last week we go to daycare and suddenly we're back to square one. He'll ask fo
Got it on sale for like $45. Never thought I'd be the dad playing music during yard time but honestly? Kids are outside more, I'm outside more, we're
We agreed loosely that ex gets Thanksgiving, I get Christmas, but never put specifics in writing (huge mistake, I know). Now she's asking about Christ
Genuinely asking. I hear people talk about newborn smell and cherishing it but I'm at 10 weeks with my daughter and mostly I feel numb and exhausted.
So apparently there was a reason the instructions came with like 50 pages. Thought I could eyeball it and save some time lol. Got about halfway throug
She's been pretty patient with the whole depression thing but the other day she was like "you need to ask me for help instead of just shutting down."
I use: Slack (deleted app from my phone, only check on computer during work hours) Google Calendar (color coded so work blocks are obvious) Freedom (b
Not trying to be a downer but I'm struggling with this. My wife and I used to have a pretty active sex life before our son was born (he's 6 months now
Used to be I'd leave the office and that was it - work brain switched off. Now WFH 4 days/week and I literally can't turn it off. Having dinner with m
Got both kids down by 7:45 without any "one more story" negotiations or bathroom trips. They're both asleep. It's only 8:30pm and they're ASLEEP. I'm
So he watched this channel about space (Crash Course Kids) and now he's obsessed with planets. Like, he's reading books about Mars, making drawings, a
We've been hybrid (2 days in, 3 home) for two years. Now upper management wants everyone back. My wife manages her own schedule so childcare could wor
Apparently he's been noticing when other kids are upset and bringing them tissues or their favorite toys. We didn't teach him this specifically—he jus
Got served yesterday. She's claiming I "prioritize work over parenting" because I had to reschedule a weekend last month (work emergency, paid for her
So my son's been asking for more iPad time after school and I've been saying no because he already gets 30 mins in the morning before school. My wife
Getting real tired of all this talk about toxic masculinity and how we need to raise sensitive soft boys. Nothing wrong with teaching your son to be s