Bought a used PC off Facebook Marketplace ($300) and set it up in the living room where I can see the screen. Used Windows Parental Controls to limit game time, set age restrictions, monitored browser history. He can game but it's all visible and time-boxed. Way better than him secretly being on my ...
Just dropped $150 on the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 for my 11yo and honestly? Totally worth it. He's been obsessed with it for a month straight. Way better than staring at a screen playing games. The app is pretty intuitive for beginners, and there are tons of YouTube tutorials. We built a robot that pushe...
After 3 weeks of our 2 month old refusing bottles, he finally took one today. My wife had to leave for a doctor's appointment and I genuinely thought I was going to have to give her formula or something but I just kept offering different bottles and temperatures and suddenly he just... did it? It'...
I have friends but none of them are dads yet and I feel like I can't relate to them anymore. They're still doing the whole 'let's party on weekends' thing and I'm exhausted just thinking about it. My wife has her mom groups but I don't really have equivalent. I love my kids but sometimes I feel like...
I see posts here about kids getting 30 mins a week and I'm like... what? My 8 and 11 year olds probably average an hour to two hours a day depending on the week. We use it strategically - educational games, coding apps, YouTube, some gaming. They still read, play outside, have friends, do sports. I ...
My 12yo son was supposed to be researching for a school project. I walked by and his screen went black real fast. Checked the browser history and he'd been on some site that was clearly trying to get him to download something (those popup ads everywhere). My heart is still racing. We had the talk ab...
I see a lot of posts about praying with the kids and going to church but I'm curious what your personal prayer life looks like. Do you pray every day? Morning and night? Just when you're in crisis? I feel like mine is pretty inconsistent and I want to get better at it but not sure where to even star...
Just got back from our mandatory mediation session about the custody adjustment we've been fighting over. Spent $800 for a mediator to basically say "try harder to communicate" while my ex sat there being unreasonable about holiday scheduling. Felt like paying money to be told the obvious. Has anyon...
Just wanted to mention since I wasted like $30 before figuring this out. My 3-month-old is 14lbs and the size 2s from Huggies are literally sliding off her like she's wearing clown pants. We switched to Pampers Swaddlers size 2 and they fit way better. Might save someone else the frustration.
Not trying to be weird about this but it's been 4 months since our baby was born and we haven't had sex since before pregnancy. My wife says she's just not interested and I get it - she's tired, body image stuff, being touched out by the baby all day. But I'm also struggling with the disconnection. ...
Been researching what to expect after baby arrives in a few weeks. Everything I read talks about postpartum depression/anxiety in mothers but almost nothing about what happens to the relationship. Like... we don't have sex for 6 weeks minimum, everyone's sleep deprived, my wife's body is recovering....
We started doing 10 minutes every morning before breakfast where we read a verse, pray, and just talk about what God's doing. Our kids actually ASK for it now. My oldest even brought up a question about faith yesterday without me prompting him. It's not fancy, just Bible, coffee, and honesty. If you...
My oldest will only eat like 5 things and it's getting ridiculous. Won't help in the kitchen because "it's yucky." Meanwhile my 4yo will eat literally anything and loves cooking. Is there any way to get the 6yo interested in food prep without it being a nightmare? I know everyone says let them pick ...
My 6yo is being weird about naps now. Some days he's out in 5 minutes, other days he fights it for an hour. Are we close to being done with nap time? And is that a win or do I lose my only quiet hour of the day? Nervous about losing that window lol
This might sound small but I've been working with him on this for like 6 months. Today he just... did it. Double knot and everything. I almost cried at the kitchen table lol. Wife was like "that's nice" but she doesn't understand the JOURNEY we've been on.