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...
lol so a few weeks ago I posted here panicking because I was about to build a custom bunkbed for my kids' room. I was worried about stability, whether they'd actually use it, all that. Well, it's done and standing. My 8yo and 10yo are obsessed. I made it out of 2x4s, added storage underneath, painte...
My 9 and 11 year olds used to LOVE our weekend hikes. Now all they want to do is sit inside playing Fortnite. We tried bribing them with ice cream stops, 'scenic photo opportunities' (lol), even let them bring their friends. Nothing works. Am I just supposed to accept that the outdoor phase is over?...
Real question. I'm in accounting, it pays well enough, but I spend 40+ hours a week doing something I'm pretty neutral about. Just seems like a lot of my life to spend on something I don't care about. My buddy quit his job last year to do freelance work and he's way happier but also constantly stres...
Spent all last Saturday installing pegboard, getting shelving units, labeling everything with a label maker (yes I went full dad mode). It only took me 3 YEARS of my wife asking when I was gonna do something about the disaster in there. Feel like I can actually find my tools now instead of just buy...
Started on 10mg about 6 weeks ago for anxiety and depression. First two weeks were rough—nausea, weird dreams, felt kind of numb. But honestly? After that adjustment period, it's like someone turned the volume down on all my anxious thoughts. I can actually play with my kids without my mind racing a...
Week 4 on lexapro and I have to say it's helped with the constant brain fog I was living in. Not a miracle cure or anything, but I can actually focus on conversations with my kids without my mind racing 1000 different directions. Still dealing with some side effects (constipation is real lol) but my...
Got this for my 8yo in September and wanted to give you guys actual feedback after using it for a while, not just first impressions. Pros: GPS tracking is solid, I can actually see where she is when she's at her friend's house, the messaging feature between kid watches works great. The step challeng...
Why did the coffee file a police report? It got mugged. ...I'll see myself out. My kids groaned. My wife didn't even look up from her phone. 10/10 would tell again.
Like I present as functional and fine but inside I'm constant low-level panic about whether I'm screwing my kids up. Not even about anything specific—just general sense of doing everything wrong. My wife says I'm a good dad but I don't believe her lol. Is this imposter syndrome or am I actually drop...