She's 7 and her humor is usually pretty bad but today she said something genuinely funny. I can't even remember what it was now but I was laughing for like 5 minutes. She was so proud of herself.

I was working 60 hour weeks at a finance job that I hated. Missed so much of my kids growing up. My wife had a good job so we made the call 2 years ago for me to stay home. First few months were brutal honestly, felt like I lost my identity. But now I coach my son's soccer team, I'm helping my daugh...

I told him 'because your mom said I never listen to her' and now he thinks I'm hilarious. Pretty sure he's gonna repeat this at school and I'm gonna get a call from the teacher.

I have this constant loop in my head where I'm convinced I'm messing my kids up somehow. Like I'll be playing with them and then suddenly I'm thinking about something I said wrong yesterday or worried that I'm not strict enough or too strict. Anyone else deal with this? It's exhausting and I can't s...

Been working with my 8 year old on basic manners and respect. Had him open the door for his mom at the grocery store yesterday and the look on her face was priceless. These small gestures matter. It's about raising a man who understands that strength should be used to serve others, not dominate them...

Used to be that guy at every party pounding beers, missing kids events because I was hungover, always had an excuse. Got tired of my wife's disappointed face and decided to actually quit drinking. I miss the social aspect I guess but honestly not really, that stuff was mostly me making bad decisions...

So my ex texts me Wednesday saying she needs to pick up our daughter an hour earlier on Friday because she has plans. This happens every other week. I've got work stuff scheduled, I can't just drop everything. How do I handle this without being the bad guy? Our custody agreement says 5pm but she act...

Anyone else here deal with constant anxiety about whether they're screwing up their kids? I find myself replaying conversations with my son over and over, worrying that I said something wrong or wasn't patient enough. My wife says I'm being too hard on myself but I can't shake this feeling that I'm ...

I'm on the hook for 1200 a month in support plus I take the kids every weekend and during my two weeks in summer. My ex constantly posts on social media about how she's doing everything alone and I don't help. It stings because I'm genuinely trying to be involved but no matter what I do it's never e...

My son wants to be on YouTube and Roblox basically all day. We let him have like an hour on school nights and more on weekends but he complains constantly that his friends get more time. My wife thinks we're being too strict, I'm worried about addiction. What do other parents actually do here? Are t...

I've got three kids, wife works nights sometimes, I'm around people literally all day but I feel so alone. Don't really have friends I hang out with anymore, lost touch with the guys from college, most conversations are about schedules and bills. This might sound weird but I just miss talking to ano...

Packed up early Saturday morning and took my 6 year old to the lake near our house. He didn't catch anything but he loved throwing the line in the water and we got some good time together. Packed sandwiches and just sat there for 3 hours. He's already asking when we can go again. This might become o...

Five years ago I was that guy pulling 60 hour weeks, missed my kids's soccer games, always on my phone at dinner. Got promoted to senior manager and realized I was miserable and my kids barely knew me. One day my 6 year old asked why I was always mad. That hit different. Quit the rat race, took a pa...

Been remote for 3 years now and honestly it saved my sanity. No more commute which means I can eat lunch with the kids, take a break when things get crazy at home. Yeah I still work full days and sometimes deadlines are stressful but at least I'm HERE. My wife says I'm a better dad and honestly a be...

Might be the shortest victory post ever but I'm so proud I had to share. Took away their tablets for the summer and said the wifi password is changed. First week was BRUTAL. Week 2 they were bored out of their minds. Week 3 they remembered they like soccer and bikes exist. Now I can barely get them ...