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I'm left-handed and I hold my kid on my left side like most people do. But then I try to grab wipes with my right hand (awkward), adjust his head with
We're at day 8 with a newborn and I genuinely cannot remember if I fed my son one hour ago or three hours ago. My wife has been up for approximately 3
Just finished this with my wife and we got so much out of it. Really challenged how we talk to our kids about bravery and fear and what it means to fo
We made a family rule that phones stay in another room during dinner and it's been incredible. The kids actually TALK now. My 8yo told us about her da
Been working with him since spring and he kept chickening out. Today he just... did it. Went down the driveway, made it to the mailbox, didn't crash.
We did a full week of no screens except my wife's work laptop in July. I'm not gonna pretend it was some transformative spiritual experience but it wa
So my wife is working late tonight and my kids asked if they could have cereal for dinner. Just cereal. No milk even, they wanted to eat it dry. I sai
Considering switching from in-person to online because childcare logistics are killing me. With two kids and my wife's schedule, it's nearly impossibl
So we had a pretty decent routine going with our son until last week. He was doing 4-5 hour stretches at night, we were managing. Then he turned 4 mon
My son starts 1st grade next month and I need to get him a lunch box situation. He's pretty rough on stuff (last backpack lasted 3 months before a zip
Taking 6 weeks in the fall and my boss keeps "joking" about me bringing my laptop to the hospital. I'm not joking when I say I won't be answering emai
Unpopular opinion but my family cut YouTube entirely 6 months ago and I honestly don't think I'm going back. We use Netflix, Disney+ for entertainment
So my son can do 90 mins of screen time on weekdays, 2 hours on weekends. That's gaming, YouTube, everything combined. He says literally every other k
My 3yo has been at Bright Horizons for 2 months and they say he barely touches lunch. Then I pick him up and he's asking for snacks within 5 minutes.
He's been playing it for like 8 months and it slowly became the only thing he cares about. Turns down sports, ignores friends invites, doesn't want to
We're using formula with our 3-month-old twins because my wife couldn't produce enough and honestly the stress was destroying her mental health. I kno
We were doing pretty good with 3 remote days. Cut to 1 day starting next month. I have a 5yo in school and a 2yo at home with my mom during the day. T
Current situation: Work: insane deadline, understaffed team Home: wife's mom visiting (in our guest room) Kids: 5, 7, both need new school stuff Me: r
Our 6yo scored his first actual goal in his U8 soccer league game today. Might sound small but this kid has been nervous about sports forever and we'v
Summer vacation and my 6yo says he's bored approximately 47 times per day. Meanwhile our living room looks like Toys R Us exploded. I offered him like