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...

Been collecting for about 15 years now and finally passed 500. Not even trying to sell them just love having the collection. Set up proper shelving in the basement and everything looks clean. My kids already said they don't want it when I'm gone which is hilarious.

My 4yo has been testing boundaries all week and yesterday I absolutely lost it over him not putting his shoes on. Like, I went from 0 to 100 in seconds and I scared him. Now I feel like absolute garbage about it. This is the second time this month I've snapped like that. My wife says I need to "mana...

Remember my post from 2 weeks ago about fighting for Thanksgiving? We went to mediation and my ex agreed to switch it up. So for the first time in 3 years I get the kids Wed-Sun for the holiday. Already planning to make my grandma's stuffing recipe - the kids barely remember it since they usually sp...

My 8 year old scored the winning goal and his first instinct was to look at me in the stands and cross himself. Then after the game he said he wanted to thank Jesus for helping him play well. I'm not gonna lie I had tears in my eyes. This is what it's all about. He's growing up knowing that his tale...

We went for a walk and collected leaves, sticks, rocks, whatever. Let the kids glue them onto poster board to make scenes. My 5yo made an "insect city" and the 8yo did a landscape. Honestly looked cool, cost basically nothing, kept them occupied for hours, and didn't destroy the house. Pinning this ...

Sharing because I see a lot of people struggling with this setup. My schedule (wife takes earlier shift so I have mornings): - 6:30am wake up, prep my stuff - 7-9am: Kid watches cartoons, I handle first batch of emails - 9am-12:30pm: Daycare (mom's helper lady from neighborhood) - 12:30-1:30pm: Lun...