I feel guilty taking time for myself. Even just going to the gym for an hour feels selfish when I know there's laundry piling up or the house needs work. My therapist keeps saying I need to prioritize my own mental health but I don't know how to stop feeling like I'm failing if I'm not constantly do...
Been back at the office for 3 days after my 2 weeks off and I feel absolutely miserable. Miss seeing my daughter during the day. My wife is managing but I hate that I'm not there to help with the tough moments. The office feels so pointless right now. Anyone else struggle with this? Does it get easi...
I only get them every other weekend and one night during the week. It's killing me because I feel like I'm missing so much. They're growing up and changing and I'm on the sidelines. How do you guys make the time you DO have really count? I don't want to just be the fun weekend dad but I also don't w...
Me and their mom are splitting up and we want to do this right. We're going to tell them together and keep it civil. Kids are 8 and 11. What do we actually SAY? How much do we explain? Do we tell them we're both still their dad and mom or is that obvious? First time doing this and I don't want to sc...
Promised my son I'd help him build something in the garage Saturday morning. Got invited to go fishing with the guys Friday night. Almost cancelled on him for it like a coward. Then I remembered my own dad never did that to me. Went fishing another time. He's only young once and a man's word is all ...
Been a rough 6 weeks with no sleep and constant crying but today my newborn looked right at me and broke into the biggest gummy smile. I'm pretty sure I teared up a little. My wife caught me just standing there staring at him for like 20 minutes after that. This whole dad thing might actually be wor...
First time dad here and my son sounds like a little pig when he sleeps. He grunts and strains every few minutes and it's keeping me up even more than the actual feedings. Is this normal? Should I be worried or is this just something babies do? My wife says he's fine but I keep checking to make sure ...
My twins are 3 months old and I'm trying to figure out the right amount. We've been doing 4 oz every 3 hours but they seem hungry still. Some days they want more, some days they don't finish the bottle. Is it normal for them to regulate themselves or should I stick to a schedule? Don't want to overf...
My 4 year old has watched every episode like 50 times. I genuinely enjoy it though which is wild. The dad on the show is honestly pretty relatable. Worst part is the songs are stuck in my head all day. Ive caught myself humming the theme at work and getting weird looks.
Just fired up the smoker yesterday. Did a 12 hour brisket and it was money. My neighbor came over with some beers and we just talked about life for like 4 hours while tending the grill. These are the moments right here. Smoking meat and solving the worlds problems with a cold one in hand.
Been working on this for like 3 months. Got everything organized, pegboard up, tool chest in place. My wife thinks I'm crazy for spending this much time on it but honestly just having a clean space to work on projects feels amazing. Can actually find my tools now instead of digging through a pile. A...
Bought a whole packer for $60 and was so pumped to smoke it for Father's Day. Wrapped it in foil at 160 internal temp like I read online, but then I guess I wrapped it too tight or something because the bark never formed. Came out super tender at least but looked like boiled meat. The kids still ate...
Some days I feel like I'm not doing enough or being patient enough with the kids. I snapped at my son yesterday over spilled milk and he just looked at me with this sad expression and now I feel like the worst person ever. I know I'm not actually a bad dad but these feelings are heavy. My wife keeps...
Just finished Breaking Bad for the first time and man what a ride. Now I'm lost as to what to start next. My wife wants to do some lighter stuff but I'm in the mood for more drama. Already seen most of the popular shows. Anyone got recommendations? Doesn't have to be super recent.
We're doing combo feeding because my wife's supply dried up faster than expected and I feel like I'm failing somehow? Like I should be able to provide everything for the baby and the fact that we need formula makes me feel like a bad parent. I know logically that fed is best and the baby is healthy ...