Genuinely asking because I feel like a dinosaur sometimes. I use Google Family Link on all three kids' devices and I actually like it? People act like monitoring is controlling but like... they're 8, 11, and 13. I'm not trying to spy on their conversations, I just want to know what apps they're down...
**Best:** The Snoo. Worth every penny. Our 2-month-old actually sleeps in it and my wife could shower without me panicking. **Worst:** Those fancy blackout curtains we bought for the nursery. We don't even use the nursery yet because baby sleeps in our room. Total waste of $200. What's your hot ta...
My daughter is turning 10 next month and ALL her friends have phones. She's been asking for one forever. I work from home but my wife commutes and we'd like her to be able to text us after school when she walks home with her friend group. The problem is I see 10-year-olds glued to TikTok and I'm ter...
I was so against meds at first. Thought it meant I was weak or broken or whatever. Started at 50mg, now at 100mg. The fog I didn't even realize I was in just... lifted. I'm not suddenly happy all the time but I can actually enjoy time with my kids (7 and 4) without that constant dread. If anyone's o...
When we were together, I was the one implementing bedtimes, screen time limits, homework supervision - basically everything. Now that we're split, she's suddenly the 'fun parent' with zero structure. My kids come back to me talking about staying up til 11pm on school nights and eating McDonald's for...
My 7yo got a B on his math test and I literally couldn't sleep last night. I kept thinking about how he's going to fall behind, not get into a good middle school, etc. My wife finally had to tell me to shut up at 2am. I KNOW I'm being irrational but I can't turn my brain off. Has anyone else dealt w...
I know everyone says "family camping is chaos" but we just got back from 4 days in Shenandoah and it genuinely went well. The kids (7, 9, 12) hiked without complaining, we cooked decent food, nobody got bitten by anything. My oldest even put his phone down. Ngl I'm already planning the next trip.
I always thought burnout would be this dramatic thing where you just can't get out of bed. For me it's been more like... nothing sounds fun anymore. My buddy asked if I wanted to go to the basketball game next month and I just felt tired thinking about it. Even stuff I usually enjoy with my kids fee...
Got a flyer for this art camp in our area - $400 for a week. Looks legit, teachers seem qualified, it's near home. My 8yo loves drawing. But is it actually better than just buying supplies and doing projects at home? Or am I overthinking this and should just sign her up so she does something other ...
Been posting here for like 2 years lurking mostly, but I finally opened up about my anxiety and got recommendations to try the Tuesday night group meet-up downtown. Combined that with actually committing to therapy every other week and man, the difference is noticeable. Just wanted to shout out that...
how is this possible. HE'S 6. My password is completely random. I have NO idea how he figured it out. Now I have to change everything and honestly I'm not even mad I'm just impressed and terrified.
Lost my best friend last year. He was struggling and nobody knew because we men don't talk about it. I'm making it my mission to raise my boys different. We talk about feelings in this house now. Not in a weak way but in a real way. Strong men acknowledge when something's wrong. We need to kill the ...
Been doing 7am-3pm instead of 9-5 for the past 3 months. I requested it because mornings with my kids before school was basically me yelling to hurry up while I'm also getting ready. Now I actually have coffee with them, drive them to school without road rage, and I'm DONE before school pickup traff...
**Tried a few out on the kids:** "Why did the cookie go to the doctor? Because it felt crumbly!" "What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!" "I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down." The 7yo groaned. The 10yo rolled his eyes. The 13yo pretended I don't exis...
My therapist keeps asking me to identify my feelings and I'm like... I don't know man. I just know I'm tired all the time and I yelled at my 6yo for spilling juice yesterday and felt like the worst dad in the world for hours after. Anyone else feel like therapy is just homework that costs $150/week?...