My kids are 4 and 7, and lately I've been waking up at 3am in full panic mode. Not even about anything specific - just a general sense of dread. I lie there for like 2 hours scrolling my phone making it worse. My wife suggested therapy but I'm worried about the cost and also... idk, I feel like I sh...
You can request any toy from the last 6-7 weeks. We were at the one in Raleigh and my daughter wanted one from like 4 weeks ago instead of the current one. Manager just went in the back and grabbed it no problem. Saves the deal when you have multiple kids with different tastes. Game changer for road...
I am NOT okay with this. Yes, our 9 and 12 year old spend too much time gaming, but a hidden camera to spy on them? I said this crosses a line but apparently I'm not "concerned enough" about the problem. This feels like a trust issue more than a tech issue. Am I wrong to be this upset about it? How ...
Been seeing this woman for 3 months, nothing serious yet, but my ex somehow found out and now she's "concerned about the environment my kids are in." My kids have barely even met her?? Like once for 20 minutes at a coffee shop. I know I don't need her permission but ngl it's making me anxious about...
Quick question - is YouTube Kids actually decent for filtering stuff or should I just avoid YouTube altogether for my 6yo? We use it mostly for educational stuff (like science channels) but I'm paranoid about the algorithm showing weird content. Anyone trust it?
My ex lets our kids (7, 9, 12) stay up until like 10pm on her weeks and eat basically whatever. When they come to me on Friday, they're absolute nightmares for the first 24-48 hours - cranky, won't listen, act out. Once I get them back on a normal sleep schedule and routine, they're totally fine aga...
Been noticing my 10yo repeating things about me that are just... untrue. Or exaggerated. Like "dad never helps with school stuff" when I literally just helped him with a whole science project. I know I'm not supposed to do the same back but ngl it's infuriating. How do you handle this without dragg...
Saw this Pinterest craft about making a marble run out of paper towel tubes. Sounded easy, looked cool. My 8yo and I spent an hour on it and it was a total mess—tubes falling apart, tape everywhere, the marbles didn't even roll right. He got frustrated, I got frustrated. In the end we just built a f...
Real talk - my 6yo is doing soccer (which requires me to sit in the sun on Saturday mornings) and my 9yo is in basketball (Tuesday and Thursday evenings, plus a game on Saturday morning but a different time than soccer). My wife works weekends sometimes so the schedule coordination is actually insan...
Was scheduling my calendar and it hit me - no actual friend hangouts in like 12 months. Just work, kids, home, repeat. We moved to the burbs 2 years ago when our son was born and I haven't really built a friend group here. Wife has her mom friends, I don't have a dad group or anything. Feeling prett...
My son turned 1 yesterday and I've been reflecting on the year. All the stuff I stressed about (perfect swaddle technique, keeping him on "schedule," buying the most expensive gear) didn't matter nearly as much as I thought. What actually mattered: - My wife and I communicating when we're burnt out...
He keeps coming over unannounced "to help" but really just holds the baby while I try to figure out laundry and bottle sterilizing. Then he gives me unsolicited advice about everything - how I'm holding her wrong, the room is too cold, we shouldn't swaddle like that. My wife thinks I'm being ungrate...
My oldest is a freshman. Dropped her off this morning and she seemed nervous but excited. Picked her up 7 hours later and she couldn't stop talking about it - found her people apparently, has lunch with three new friends, already has homework lol. I know this is the beginning of the end of having he...
My wife and I have been arguing about this. She thinks 2 hours on weekends is fine, I think it should be more like 1.5 hours max. Our kids are 6 and 9. We're not talking about educational stuff, just leisure TV/iPad time. I don't have strong feelings about this but I feel like I should? Like is the...
After 18 months of accidents, pull-ups, and existential crises on my part, we're like 85% there. Still some nighttime issues and the occasional accident when he gets distracted playing, but WE DID IT. No more buying cases of pull-ups at Costco. My wallet and sanity thank me. Fair warning: when you f...