Wasn't sure if he'd be into it but we spent like 2 hours on Saturday morning doing the Scratch tutorials and he made this little game where a cat chases a mouse around the screen. He was SO proud and immediately wanted to show his mom. Honestly might be the best screen time investment we've made. If...
We borrowed my brother's SNOO for a week while visiting family and honestly it felt like cheating. Our daughter went from 3-hour sleep stretches to 5-6 hours. She's 3 months old. I know it's $1,600 and people say we're ridiculous but we're seriously considering biting the bullet. Anyone else rent fi...
Don't get me wrong I love our church community but lately I've been noticing so much fakeness. Guys acting all holy on Sunday then talking trash about their neighbors on Monday. Women making catty comments then playing nice on stage. I'm trying to be the real deal at home but how do I protect my kid...
Don't get me wrong, I love my kids. But having them home from school for a random day means I have to explain why I can't just "pause work" to play with them all day. My 6yo doesn't understand that Daddy's job doesn't just pause for 8 hours. Yesterday was rough. Anyone else struggle with this or is ...
Explains SO MUCH about why parenting feels like chaos. I thought I was just bad at follow-through and organization but apparently I've been undiagnosed ADHD my whole life. Started meds last week and it's like someone turned on the lights. I can actually sit with my 7yo for homework help without gett...
Two years ago I was completely glued to my phone, doom scrolling for hours, checking work emails at night, taking pictures of food nobody asked to see. My 5 year old literally called me out yesterday, asked why I'm always looking at it instead of playing with him. Felt like a punch to the gut but in...
Been working on this for like 6 months. Today he just... did it. No prompting, no sitting down next to him. Just walked over and tied them both before we left for school. I may have teared up a little in the kitchen lol. Small win but feels HUGE.
We just had our second kid 3 months ago and honestly I've been pretty checked out. Not sleeping great even when the baby sleeps, zero interest in stuff I used to love, just going through the motions at work. Wife brought it up gently and I was like "that's not a guy thing" but then I googled it and....
We're doing our first real backpacking trip with my boys (11 and 14) this summer in Yosemite. Everyone's excited but I'm secretly freaked out about logistics - how much weight is too much for them to carry, what food is easiest to cook on a camp stove, bear canisters, all of it. We've done day hikes...
Got offered a job in Austin, I'm currently in Denver. 50/50 custody with my two kids (8 and 11). Salary increase is huge - like 40% more - but it would mean uprooting the kids and her probably fighting me on custody. My lawyer says I'd need her permission or a court order. She already told me "abso...
We're visiting my in-laws for Thanksgiving (kids are 5, 8, 12). Looking for trails that won't destroy the little one but also won't bore the 12yo. Elevation shouldn't be brutal since we're sea-level people. Any hidden gems you guys know about?
Took like an hour. Half the words were mispronounced. Didn't correct him once. Watched him turn those pages so carefully and I swear my heart actually grew three sizes. He picked it because it had dragons on the cover. Perfect.
My wife brought up having a second baby and I nearly spit out my coffee. Our daughter is literally 3 months old. I still feel traumatized from the birth experience, we're not sleeping, I have no idea if I'm doing anything right with this one, and she wants to jump right back in? I love our kid more...
This might be a weird question but I'm noticing my wife is just... distant lately. Our son just turned 2 months old. She seems annoyed when I try to be intimate, which I get, but even just like emotionally she's checked out sometimes. She's amazing with the baby but with me it's like she's going thr...
Kid: Dad I'm cold Me: Nice to meet you cold, I'm dad Kid: That doesn't even make sense Me: Exactly He groaned so hard I thought something was wrong. Perfect execution if you ask me.