Had my first kid last year and I gotta say, nothing prepared me for how much better everything got. Like yeah, the sleepless nights are real and my career took a hit because I actually want to be present now, but watching my son figure out how the world works? Seeing my wife become a mom? That's the...
Started buying used furniture and reselling it for extra cash. Making like $200-300/month on 5-6 hours of work. Question: does anyone else do this? Trying to figure out if I should scale it up or if that's just asking for stress I don't need. Currently got 2 kids (5 and 8) and a full-time job.
Planning to take the kids (6, 9, 11) to Tahoe next summer and want to get them into snorkeling. Don't want to spend a fortune on stuff they might hate. Any decent starter snorkel sets that aren't junk? And should I try it in a pool first or just go for it?
My son won't stop talking about T-Rex vs Triceratops. Like, he's legitimately trying to correct me on pronunciation of "Parasaurolophus" and I had to Google it to verify he was right. How long does this phase usually last? Asking because my wife bought him a $60 dinosaur encyclopedia and I'm wonderi...
Real talk, I'm struggling here. My buddies want me to join their volleyball league again and I said yes thinking it would be fine but now I'm looking at the schedule and my daughter has soccer practice 2 of those nights and I just... how do you guys do this? I want to be present with my kids but I a...
Okay this is driving me crazy. I took my kids (7, 9, 12) to what I thought was a "easy" trail at Mount Tamalpais last weekend. It was like 3 miles round trip, mostly flat. They complained literally the entire time. "Are we done yet?" "My legs hurt" "This is boring." We got some nice views but I felt...
After 18 MONTHS of my 3.5yo refusing to cooperate, we finally turned a corner. Stopped forcing it, let him set the pace, and suddenly last week he's like "I want to use the potty now." He's not perfect but he's dry most days and ACTUALLY WANTS TO USE IT. This is the first time I understand why peopl...
Been a SAHD for 18 months and I'm fried. Like completely cooked. My oldest is 4, youngest is 15 months. I love them but I am bone-tired and tired of being touched and tired of making decisions and tired of being the default parent. Some days I fantasize about just leaving for an hour and sitting in ...
I'm trying something different this year - instead of texting about logistics, I'm using a shared Google Calendar and only texting for actual emergencies. It's been 3 weeks and already I feel less stressed. Less room for tone to be misinterpreted when it's just dates and times. Has anyone else gone ...
Our daughter is 6 weeks old and I've been having these awful intrusive thoughts where I imagine something bad happening to her. I know they're just thoughts but they feel so real and they won't stop. I mentioned it to my wife and she suggested I talk to someone. Problem is I'm embarrassed—isn't post...
My daughter is 14 and literally everything revolves around TikTok now. She's following weird trends, comparing herself to girls with 500k followers, and I caught her trying to hide her screen time. We had a massive fight about it last week. I'm considering pulling the plug completely but I know that...
Never thought this would be me. Wife was the one who had it after kid 1, so I thought I was immune or something. But man, three weeks in and I'm feeling that heavy numbness. Can't enjoy the new baby like I should. Sex drive is gone, which makes me feel guilty. Comedy doesn't make me laugh. It's like...
Wasted 3 months and like $800 trying to start a side hustle while working full-time with two kids. I had this fantasy of making an extra $2k/month. Reality: I had no time, was exhausted constantly, and my margins sucked. Only sold 2 items. My wife basically had to threaten me to shut it down because...
I was spending like 20 minutes every morning packing lunch for my kids and it was driving me nuts. Grabbed a couple of these LunchBot boxes from Target and now it takes me like 5 minutes max. They're durable, the kids actually like eating from them, and they're way less wasteful than the disposable ...
My spending habits completely changed. Used to drop money on concerts and gadgets and random stuff without thinking. Now every dollar is accounted for or going to the kids. Don't get me wrong, I'm not resentful about it, but I do think about what that money could've been instead. Anybody else have t...