I work from home and most of my friends drifted away after kids. My wife is great but I don't really have anyone to just hang out with like I used to. I'm not depressed exactly but I feel kind of hollow sometimes. Anyone else feel like fatherhood is isolating? I don't want to complain to my wife bec...
This kid has been striking out all season. Wasn't discouraged though, kept asking for more practice. Today bases were loaded and he connected. Single to left field. The whole team went nuts. He ran the bases grinning ear to ear. His mom cried. This is what it's all about.
I got frustrated with my kids this morning over something stupid. Yelled when I should have been patient. Now I feel like garbage all day. Logically I know one bad moment doesn't make me a bad parent but I can't shake the guilt. Do you guys deal with this? How do you get past it? I hate that I let m...
Been having panic attacks about things that probably won't even happen. Kid's at school and I'm imagining worst case scenarios. Kid's on a bike and I'm convinced they'll get hit by a car. It's exhausting and I feel like I'm not present with my family because my brain is always somewhere else. Taking...
Got to stay home with our newborn for two weeks and it went by way too fast. We fell into a routine, bonded like crazy, and I actually got to be present for all those early moments. Now I gotta go back Monday and I know work is gonna be chaos. Plus my wife's gonna be doing everything solo for 8 hour...
Just caught him scrolling through TikTok on my wife's phone. I thought that app was for teenagers but apparently the kids are all on it now. Is this something I should be worried about? Any good parental controls or should we just ban it completely?
Had my 6yo come down with a fever yesterday and I completely spiraled. Started googling worst case scenarios at 2am, convinced myself it was something serious. My wife had to talk me down. I know logically it's probably just a cold but my brain goes to the darkest place immediately. Been dealing wit...
All I did was make dino nuggets and build a fort with blankets. That's it. But apparently that was championship level parenting. I'm riding this high for the rest of the week.
Got really angry at another driver today and said some things I'm not proud of while my kids were in the car. Spent the rest of the day feeling awful about it because I'm supposed to be the example of Christ in our home and I completely failed. My 8yo even asked why daddy was being mean. I apologize...
My 6 year old Weber started having temperature control issues. It'll spike to 500+ degrees even when I have the knob on low. Cleaned the burners and checked the regulator but no luck. Should I try to replace some parts or just bite the bullet and get a new one? I do a lot of grilling so I want somet...
My daughter is 6 weeks old and this morning she smiled at me for the first time. Not one of those gas smiles either, a real genuine smile. I know they say it's a milestone that happens around this age but wow man nothing prepares you for how good that feels. My wife got a video of it. I must've watc...
Just finished Slow Horses and man what a show. My wife and I binged it in like a week. Looking for recommendations for what to watch next. We like thriller stuff but also don't mind a good comedy. No reality TV garbage though. What's everyone streaming these days?
Got up at 5am Saturday and hit my favorite spot before the kids woke up. Water was perfect and caught this absolute beast on my second cast. Tried to get a good photo but my hands were shaking too much lol. Gonna take my oldest out next month, he's finally getting interested in fishing.
Dough came out pretty good but the kids' pizzas were basically just sauce and cheese with weird toppings lol. Mine turned out decent though. Whole thing took like 3 hours with all the prep but they had a blast. Worth the mess and the time honestly.
Been putting this off for like 2 years. Got the kids to help sand the boards yesterday and we're doing stain tomorrow then sealing it Sunday. Probably gonna be sore but feels good to actually get this done. Hoping to have our first family dinner out there in a couple weeks.