Director role opened up, they asked if I was interested. More money, more stress, way more travel. I actually sat down and thought about what I'd be missing - my 7 year old's soccer season, bedtime stories, maybe actually eating dinner with my family on weekdays. Told them no. My buddy said I was cr...
Saturday morning I made pancakes, bacon, and eggs. Nothing was charred. Kids actually asked for seconds. Wife said it was the best breakfast she's had in months. Normally I just stick to cereal but I'm feeling pretty confident now. Maybe I'll attempt waffles next week.
Seriously how do you guys do this? The sleep deprivation is insane. My wife is recovering and doing the night feeds and I'm trying to help but I feel so useless. Like what's my job here? I've changed maybe 50 diapers and I'm still not confident about the best way to hold him. He cries and I panic. E...
We're doing breast and bottle combo and my wife wants to pump at night so I can do a bottle feed and she can sleep more. I read something about it messing with supply but then I read something that said that's a myth. Anyone have experience with this? We're desperate for her to get more sleep becaus...
Not gonna lie I'm kind of a mess. My son is 6 weeks old and today he actually smiled at me intentionally. Not a gas smile, a real smile because he saw my face. Something in me just broke and I teared up. My wife caught me and I tried to play it cool but she knew. This whole thing is wild. I can't be...
Spent like 14 hours on this thing Saturday and it actually came out pretty good. Neighbors definitely smelled it though haha. Tried a dry rub method I saw online and the bark was exactly what I wanted. Sliced it up for a family dinner and everyone was impressed. Definitely going to do this again but...
Started WFH full time about 6 months ago and honestly my relationship with my family has gotten so much better. I get to eat lunch with my wife, I'm there when the kids get home from school, and I'm not spending 10 hours a week commuting. My boss doesn't care when I work as long as stuff gets done. ...
So I took 6 weeks when my second kid was born and it was amazing but now I'm back at work and my wife is handling everything again. I feel like I abandoned her. I try to jump in soon as I get home but she's exhausted and I can tell she just wants me to take stuff off her plate but I'm fried from wor...
Been WFH for 2 years now and I gotta say it's the best thing that happened to our family. I can take my son to school, eat lunch with my kids, be there when they get home. Yeah I work until 8pm most nights but at least I'm physically present. The flexibility to handle doctor appointments and sick da...
Took 6 weeks off after my third kid was born and just returned Monday. Everything has changed, projects got reassigned, there's a new process for everything, and I feel completely out of the loop. My manager was understanding about me taking the time but now I'm worried it's going to hurt me come re...
I constantly worry that I'm screwing up my kids somehow. Like I'll have a normal day with them, nothing crazy happens, but then at night I'm laying in bed thinking about how I yelled about spilled juice or didn't listen when my son told me about his day because I was checking work emails. The anxiet...
Been working from home full time for about 8 months now and honestly it's a double edged sword. On one hand I get to have lunch with my kids and pick them up from school which is huge. On the other hand my boss seems to think I'm available 24/7 now. Got a slack at 9pm last night asking about quarter...
Tried to watch the game yesterday and my son decided that was the perfect time to practice his drum skills. On an actual drum kit. The noise, the chaos, the constant "Dad watch this." I love the kid but man I just wanted 2 hours of peace with some football. My wife thought it was hilarious. Anyone e...
Had this conversation with my 12yo last week and it caught me off guard. He said some kids at school think religion is made up and he wanted to know if I actually believe or just do it because I was raised that way. I tried to be honest about my faith journey but also let him ask questions. Wonderin...
I yelled at my kids in front of their friends a few months ago and it was ugly. Afterwards I realized I hadn't been praying about my parenting at all, just white knuckling it through the day. I've started asking God to help me be patient before I lose it. Not perfect but I'm way more aware now of my...