She's 6 weeks old and gave me a real smile this morning. I know they say it might be gas or whatever but it felt intentional. I literally teared up making breakfast. My wife was like dude it's just a smile and I was like YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. This little person is starting to recognize me and respon...
Hate admitting this but we're struggling financially right now. Lost some hours at work and money is definitely tighter than usual. My kids asked why we can't give as much to church anymore and I almost made an excuse. Instead I was honest and told them we're having a tough season. Now my oldest is ...
My son is 3 weeks old and I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours straight in days. Wife is breastfeeding so I'm on diaper duty and trying to help her get rest but I'm absolutely dead inside. I keep making stupid mistakes at work. When does this get better? Also he screams for like an hour every ...
My ex and I split 2 years ago and we co-parent pretty well most of the time. But we completely disagree on screen time, sugar, and bedtimes. She lets them stay up until 9-10pm at her place when they have school at 8am. They come to me exhausted and grumpy. I've brought it up multiple times but she s...
Building out a proper PC gaming station in the spare room and my wife is already rolling her eyes. I'm not trying to spend all night gaming but I want to have a solid setup for when I do get time to unwind. After kids go to bed, that's my decompression time. I know some guys just scroll on their pho...
Had it out with my wife last week. I was wrong, plain and simple. But instead of just saying sorry in passing, I sat her down, looked her in the eye, and told her exactly what I was wrong about and what I'm gonna do different. No excuses, no qualifying statements. She deserved that. Too many men won...
A gummy bear. Told this to my 4 year old this morning and he groaned so hard I think he sprained something. Mission accomplished.
Finally got the go ahead from my wife to start the treehouse project. Got a big oak tree in the backyard that's perfect. Bought all the lumber last week and been planning the design in my garage. Planning to knock it out over the next 3-4 weekends. My boys are so stoked they keep asking when we're s...
Just wanted to give a shout out to remote work. My son is 3 months old now and being able to be home, take calls with the baby monitor on, and help my wife during the day has been a game changer. Yeah I had to set some boundaries with my team about afternoon meetings during nap time, but they've bee...
I swear I've watched this show all the way through at least 5 times now and I still laugh at the same scenes. My wife thinks I'm crazy. Currently on Season 4 and that's where it peaks if you ask me. What's your comfort rewatch show?
My 5 year old kept saying his bike was uncomfortable and I kept dismissing it. Finally sat on it myself yesterday and yeah the seat was totally worn out and tilted weird. Got him a new seat and he's been riding around the block nonstop since. Took me way too long to just listen to him lol.
One of my coworkers made a pretty disrespectful comment about a customer yesterday. Nobody said anything and I just couldn't let it slide. I pulled him aside after and told him that's not how we conduct ourselves, didn't make a big deal about it but made my point. Some guys think I'm being uptight b...
Guys. My daughter smiled at me this morning and I literally teared up at work thinking about it. I know they say it's just gas but I don't care, I'm counting it. Best feeling in the world. Anyone else get emotional over these early milestones?
So I was helping him with tech stuff and noticed a Discord app. Asked him about it and he got defensive. Found out he's in some gaming servers that are pretty unmoderated. He's not saying anything inappropriate from what I can see but honestly it freaked me out. How much should I let him have privac...
Took me like 6 months but I finally got the garage finished. New workbench, tool wall, mini fridge, and a decent tv for watching games. Spent way more than I told my wife but she won't check the credit card statement if I don't say anything. Just finished it last weekend and had the guys over to wat...