We're doing our first real camping trip in 2 weeks and I'm trying to plan meals that don't require a full kitchen setup. Thinking hot dogs, burgers, chili, cereal for breakfast. Any experienced camping dads have tips on keeping food cold or easy meal prep? Also what's the deal with those camping toi...
My daughter is 6 weeks and we got our first real smile today. It destroyed me. I cried like a baby myself. Everyone says the newborn phase is hard but this moment made everything worth it. Now I'm obsessed with trying to get her to smile again. Do they smile more as they get older? When does the int...
My son is 3 weeks old and I think I've slept maybe 4 hours total this week. I'm hallucinating. My wife and I are taking shifts but we're both zombies. People kept saying "sleep when the baby sleeps" but that's impossible because I'm too anxious to actually sleep. I just stare at him to make sure he'...
So I've been working from home for 2 years and it was great. Now my 8 month old is here and I can't get anything done. My wife goes back to work next month and I'm supposed to do full time remote plus watch him during the day? I don't think my boss understands that I can't just "focus harder" when t...
My son is 3 and some days I feel like I'm completely screwing him up. I yell too much, I'm not patient, I work too much, I'm not there enough. My wife says I'm being too hard on myself but I genuinely don't know if I'm doing anything right. Started having panic attacks about this stuff. My therapist...
Got offered a promotion but it would mean traveling 2 weeks a month. My kids are 4 and 6. I know I should take the advancement but my gut is screaming no. My wife says she'll support whatever I decide but I can feel the pressure from my company. This shouldn't be this hard. Did anyone turn down oppo...
Fair and square. No throwing the race. She picked Rainbow Road, I thought I had it, and she blue shelled me right at the finish. Then she did the little victory lap dance and said "thanks for letting me win daddy" even though she totally didn't. Made my whole week.
Took the leap last year. Left a six figure job because I was missing everything and burning out hard. People thought we were crazy. But my kids actually know their dad now instead of seeing him exhausted and angry every evening. We're tighter financially but we're richer in every way that matters. D...
5 years ago I was 280 pounds, worked a desk job, and thought my athletic days were long behind me. Started running just 2 miles because my doctor said I had to do something. Today I finished my third marathon. The crazy part isn't the running though, it's that I don't recognize who I was before. I'm...
We were just sitting on the couch and he randomly said "Dad you're the best dad in the whole universe and maybe even in other universes too." I have no idea where it came from but I'm riding this high forever. Framed that moment in my head. This is why I do everything.
I know this sounds weird but I feel lonely even though I've got a wife, kids, and coworkers around all day. Nobody really knows what's going on in my head. My buddies mostly just talk about sports and work and I can't seem to connect with people on a deeper level. Sometimes I feel like I'm just goin...
Sunday meal prep turned into this whole thing where I made like 5 different lunches and some breakfasts for the week ahead. My wife has been after me to do this for months. Made chicken bowls, pasta stuff, some kind of breakfast casserole thing. Having everything ready to grab in the morning has mad...
Took the boys camping up at Morrison Lake for the first time. I am NOT a camping guy. Got bitten to hell by mosquitos, forgot the camping pillow so I slept on a log basically, and we had to turn back on the hike because my 6yo got tired. But they caught their first fish and my oldest said it was "th...
Usually when I try to help with school stuff my 9yo will just zone out or ask his mom instead. Today he had a math problem and actually sat there while I worked through it with him and then he GOT IT. He even thanked me. I know it's a small thing but man it felt good to actually be helpful with the ...
Hawks are playing the Flames and I've got money on it. Actually no I don't because I learned my lesson last time but I'm still invested. Got some wings in the oven and a cooler full of beer. Wife is out with her friends so I have the living room to myself. Life's pretty good right now.