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Was having a really dark day last Thursday. Not suicidal but just... done. Called in to work, told my wife I needed the day, and honestly just sat in

I messed up. My girlfriend moved in with me after like 4 months of dating and now my kids are confused about boundaries and relationships. My 7yo keep

We're trying to cut back on subscriptions (have like 8 right now which is ridiculous). My 5yo likes Bluey and my 11yo is into Percy Jackson type stuff

Okay so this is semi-rant, semi-question. I have a work trip next month (pre-planned). My manager just asked if I could "take one of the team members'

Thinking about trying meditation or whatever but I'm skeptical. Does Calm actually help or is it just another thing I'll download, try once, then forg

My 4yo has watched the Pool episode like 47 times. Not exaggerating. She asks for it by name every single morning. Don't get me wrong, it's a quality

Anyone else done this? We had iPhones for the family and Apple's parental controls are honestly pretty basic. Switched the kids' phones to Pixel 6a an

I'm only 3 days back at work after 6 weeks home with the baby and I feel like I'm failing at both jobs now. I'm distracted in meetings thinking about

Here's what worked: I stopped calling them vegetables and started calling them "power-ups." My 5yo now asks for carrot power-ups and broccoli power-up

Went to my first meeting Tuesday night. 8 of us sitting around talking about parenting stress, anxiety, feeling isolated—and nobody tried to fix anyth

Math'd it out this morning and holy shit. I know sleep deprivation with a newborn is normal but actually seeing the number made it real. No wonder I y

Taking my 3yo on our first real hike this Saturday at Blue Ridge Parkway and honestly I'm second-guessing everything. She's done short walks but nothi

So I finally got around to that treehouse project and honestly thought it'd be a disaster. Spent last weekend with my son building it in the oak tree

He wanted more juice and just said "more juice please?" without me reminding him. I know this is like the bare minimum but I'm riding this high all da

My 4yo will watch it on repeat and honestly I don't even mind it. There's actual good humor in there for adults and the parenting feels real, not prea

My daughter will be fine. She's social, excited, ready to go. But I keep thinking about her sitting alone at lunch or something going wrong and me not

Spent 3 weekends researching, comparing reviews, and annoying my wife with endless questions. Ended up going with a Traeger Timberline 850. Set it up

Started doing Friday nights with worship music and talking about what God is teaching us that week. Nothing fancy just a guitar and some pizza and bei

Been testing different ones because I need SOMETHING for the mornings. Tried Headspace for a week - the guy's voice is calming but some guided meditat

My 12yo has been grinding on this game for weeks and I told him to turn it off for dinner. He absolutely melted down - like tears, slamming his door,