My old man taught me that being a man means keeping your word, respecting women, and standing up for what's right even when it costs you something. I'm trying hard to pass that on to my two boys. No excuses, no shortcuts, no talking bad about people behind their backs. Teaching them that your name a...

I love my kids more than anything but I feel so isolated sometimes. All my time and energy goes to them and I've lost touch with my friends. My wife is overwhelmed so we don't get much couple time. I feel like I'm just existing not living. Started looking for a dad's group at my church. Hoping to fi...

Been working with him for like 3 months. Today he just took off down the driveway and didn't fall. I was running behind him like an idiot with my phone recording. My wife came out and started crying. Best day ever man. He's asking to ride again tomorrow. I'm exhausted but so proud right now.

My kids are asking harder questions about why bad things happen and why people act the way they do. I want them to understand that we live in a broken world but that Jesus is our hope. I want to protect their innocence but also prepare them spiritually. Been reading some books on Christian parenting...

Our daughter is 6 weeks and we're doing combination feeding. When I give her a bottle, she seems way more content than when my wife breastfeeds. I'm worried my wife thinks I'm taking over or something but I genuinely want to help. Also how do I know if she's getting enough? She seems to drink the wh...

Did 8 years in the Army and that was my whole identity. When I got out I had no idea who I was without it. Found out I was a dad though and that became my new mission basically. Had to learn how to be present instead of always being in soldier mode. Miss the brotherhood and the structure but being t...

I have the kids Monday through Thursday every week. She gets them Friday through Sunday. The problem is she cancels maybe 30% of her time. Kids will be excited all week and then Friday comes and she's "busy" or "not feeling well". I don't know what to do. I can't force her to take them and I hate te...

She's 7 and her humor is usually pretty bad but today she said something genuinely funny. I can't even remember what it was now but I was laughing for like 5 minutes. She was so proud of herself.

I was working 60 hour weeks at a finance job that I hated. Missed so much of my kids growing up. My wife had a good job so we made the call 2 years ago for me to stay home. First few months were brutal honestly, felt like I lost my identity. But now I coach my son's soccer team, I'm helping my daugh...

I told him 'because your mom said I never listen to her' and now he thinks I'm hilarious. Pretty sure he's gonna repeat this at school and I'm gonna get a call from the teacher.

I have this constant loop in my head where I'm convinced I'm messing my kids up somehow. Like I'll be playing with them and then suddenly I'm thinking about something I said wrong yesterday or worried that I'm not strict enough or too strict. Anyone else deal with this? It's exhausting and I can't s...

Been working with my 8 year old on basic manners and respect. Had him open the door for his mom at the grocery store yesterday and the look on her face was priceless. These small gestures matter. It's about raising a man who understands that strength should be used to serve others, not dominate them...

Used to be that guy at every party pounding beers, missing kids events because I was hungover, always had an excuse. Got tired of my wife's disappointed face and decided to actually quit drinking. I miss the social aspect I guess but honestly not really, that stuff was mostly me making bad decisions...

So my ex texts me Wednesday saying she needs to pick up our daughter an hour earlier on Friday because she has plans. This happens every other week. I've got work stuff scheduled, I can't just drop everything. How do I handle this without being the bad guy? Our custody agreement says 5pm but she act...

Anyone else here deal with constant anxiety about whether they're screwing up their kids? I find myself replaying conversations with my son over and over, worrying that I said something wrong or wasn't patient enough. My wife says I'm being too hard on myself but I can't shake this feeling that I'm ...