Been trying this for 3 weeks and honestly? It's working. No phones, no screens, just talking. The kids complained for like a week but now they actually bring stuff UP at dinner instead of me pulling teeth. My wife was skeptical but even she admitted it's nice. It's just 30 minutes a night but it fee...
Looking at the calendar and my 8yo has soccer, piano lessons, and a Tuesday art class. That's not including school stuff and homework. My parents laugh because they said I did like one activity per year as a kid. Is this what everyone's doing now or are we crazy? Seems like he barely has time to jus...
6 months in with Sarah and it's getting serious. My kids (11 and 13) have NO idea she exists yet. They still think I'm just "going out with friends" on her weekends. I know I'm being a coward about this. Ex found out last week (through the grapevine, how embarrassing) and sent me this message: "I'd...
I used to be that guy who could talk about music production for hours. Had a whole setup in my apartment. Now I'm covered in spit-up and I can barely remember the last album I listened to. My friends still send me new releases and I just... don't care anymore? Is this normal or am I losing myself? M...
This is embarrassing to admit but I notice that when I get home from the office, my brain is still basically at work. My kids are talking to me and I'm nodding along while mentally reviewing my Slack messages. I'm *physically* there but not really... there. My 8yo even said last week 'Dad you're not...
Doctor finally agreed with me that my anxiety is not normal and put me on 50mg sertraline. I'm nervous about side effects (anyone else worried about that?) but also relieved that something is actually happening instead of just white-knuckling through every day. Starting it this weekend. If you've be...
My daughter (13) told me her mom makes her do chores with no screen time privileges, homework comes before literally everything, really strict rules. At my house we're more relaxed—she does her homework, but if she wants to unwind with TikTok after, that's fine. Now daughter's saying "you're more fu...
Thought I'd yell out some encouragement and screamed 'THAT'S MY GIRL' when someone else scored. Spent the next 20 mins explaining to another dad that no, I didn't have amnesia about my own kid. My wife still won't look at me
Looking for someone in the Seattle area who works with dads specifically and takes insurance. Tried googling but I'm getting overwhelmed by options. Do you start with your regular doc for a referral or just call therapists directly? Also how do you even know if someone is good before you commit to p...
Genuinely curious about the range here. My 7yo is asking for Fortnite because all his friends play it. I haven't let him yet - I've read the stuff about the rating and some of the toxic chat behavior. But I also don't want him to be the weird kid at school who can't play with anyone. Is there an age...
Honestly thought I'd never see the floor again. Spent the whole weekend putting up wall mounted pegboards, got some of those plastic drawer organizers, and made a shelf situation for all my old car parts I swear I'm gonna use someday. The wife walked in and actually said it looks nice which coming f...
Coolest thing happened. Wasn't planning on it but my 9 year old asked me to help her throw a football properly. Spent an hour in the yard going over footwork and follow through and all that. She's not naturally athletic but she stuck with it and by the end she was throwing decent spirals. Made me re...
Been reading a lot lately about safe sleep and the whole "babies must sleep alone" thing. I get the SIDS statistics but I also know literally every culture throughout history has had babies sleep with parents. My wife wants our 4 month old in our room longer but my parents keep making comments about...
Looking to take my kids (6 and 9) fishing somewhere actually accessible. We tried Lake Union last month and it was so crowded and honestly the vibe was weird. Want somewhere where they can actually catch something and not be around 500 other people. Any good lakes or streams around the Seattle area...
Been grilling on a basic charcoal setup for like 5 years and finally have the budget to upgrade. Everyone at work keeps telling me to go pellet but my dad swears by his weber. What's the real difference? Looking to do mostly weekend cookouts with the family and maybe some competition style stuff dow...