I've never dealt with depression before but sometime around March it just started. Nothing specific happened, everything in my life is fine, but I woke up one day feeling empty. Been dragging through months of this. Got on medication about 6 weeks ago and it's helping but man this is scary. Nobody w...

Trying to raise my boy right with old school values, but everywhere I look society is telling him that traditional masculinity is wrong. I'm teaching him to work hard, respect women, look people in the eye, and be responsible for his actions. But his school is pushing this opposite message. How do y...

Took my boys to visit my grandfather last month and he spent time teaching them about keeping your word, working hard, and treating people right. No lectures, just living examples. He's 82 and still has a firm handshake and says please and thank you to everyone. My oldest asked me later why grandpa ...

My 6 year old wants an iPad like his friends at school and I'm conflicted. My wife thinks 30 minutes a day is fine, I'm worried he'll just want more and more. I grew up with none of this and turned out fine but I also know times are different now. There are actual educational apps out there. But is ...

Long story short, we had an informal arrangement and I've been giving her cash every month for the last year. Now her new boyfriend probably told her to formalize it and she's claiming I owe thousands in back support? I have some text messages and stuff but not official payment records. This is abou...

This is the third time in two months she's asking me to swap weekends. I get it, life happens, but I've already told the kids we're doing stuff this weekend and made plans. How do you guys handle this without being the bad guy? I don't want to be difficult but I also can't keep rearranging my entire...

I used to be the guy organizing weekend trips, staying out til 2am, always up for whatever. Then my daughter was born and everything just shifted. I'm not that guy anymore. I leave parties by 9:30, I plan around nap schedules, I think about bedtime routines. Some friendships faded because I couldn't...

I said sure. Been hiding in the garage for 3 hours now and honestly it's been the most peaceful afternoon I've had in months. The only downside is my wife keeps texting asking if I'm actually coming back in. Worth it for the quiet time though.

Been using YouTube Kids for my 5 year old and it lets him watch stuff without ads which is great. But sometimes I'll notice him scrolling and finding videos that seem a little off even if they're technically approved. How much should I actually monitor what he watches or am I being paranoid? My wife...

Saw my kid hiding in a clothing rack at Target. I walked by and said "I'm looking for my son but all I found were these *hanging around*" and just kept walking. Three dads nearby actually got it and laughed. That's my people right there.

Used to stay up til 2am gaming and watching streams. Now I'm up at 5 doing dad stuff and honestly I kinda miss those nights. But then my 4 year old runs in and crawls into bed with me and I realize I wouldn't trade this for anything. Miss the freedom though not gonna lie. Miss sleeping in until noon...

Everything flipped overnight. Went from part-time parenting to sole custody and it hit hard. First few months were chaos, I couldn't keep up with schedules and homework and laundry. But I've learned more about myself in the last year than the previous decade. Turns out I'm way more capable than I th...

I was at the store and saw a dad with his kid in the cart. I texted my wife "I just saw a guy with his son. He looked so much like me. Must be a family thing." She did NOT find it as funny as I did. Still laughing though.

We're doing 50/50 but swapping every other week. Sounds fair in theory but he's got soccer on Tuesdays and piano on Thursdays at my place, then she's got girl scouts on Wednesdays at hers. We're basically tag teaming activities instead of co-parenting. Thinking about trying 2-2-5-5 instead but worri...

Found out through our lawyer that she's filing because I let him stay up late on a Friday watching movies. It's his weekend with me. I'm not being reckless, it was one night. This is exactly why our communication is broken. She goes straight to legal threats instead of just talking to me like an adu...