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I want to be the kind of dad who actually lands a good joke. Right now I'm mostly just improvising terrible puns that make my kids groan and my wife s
I swear my 7yo just wore these pants last week and now they're capris. I feel like I'm constantly buying new stuff. And don't even get me started on s
Shot an 89 at a local scramble this weekend. Not amazing but I've only been playing serious for about a year so I'm stoked. Joined a league too so now
My 12 year old asked me why he should believe in God if bad things happen to good people. I froze. I tried to explain theodicy but honestly I'm not su
Been seeing a therapist for 4 weeks now and ngl, the first session was awkward as hell. I spent 30 mins talking about my job instead of why I was actu
I thought we were prepared. We read books, took a class, had conversations about split duties. But the reality is my wife is still carrying most of th
We usually do something nice but this year money's tight and I'm exhausted and I haven't even started thinking about it. Her birthday is literally in
Been lurking here for months and finally went to a local meeting last Tuesday. Ngl, was super nervous. Thought it'd be weird or too touchy-feely. It
She found a dad group that meets Thursday nights in Denver and keeps bringing it up. Part of me thinks it would help but also I'm terrified of sitting
Every time I go to the park or my kids' school I see these dads who seem so engaged and happy and put-together and I feel like I'm just... existing. L
Been a rough week. Just got the boys (3.5 and 2) to bed finally around 8:30pm after being on my own all day while wife was at a work thing. They were
Nothing crazy but during the pandemic she barely wanted to be here. Now she's like "dad can I stay both weekends this month?" Obviously I checked with
Does anyone else's 4-month-old eat like a normal human on some days and then become a ravenous beast the next day? Our son went through like 6 ounces
Thinking about taking the fam (5, 8, and 11 year olds) out to Killbuck next month. We're in Columbus so it's like 90 min drive. Reviews seem mixed - s
My 13yo daughter is absolutely glued to TikTok. I'm not the "ban all screens" type of dad but she's getting weird with it - staying up late, grades sl
I'm going fishing in Lake Tahoe next month for just one night - something I used to do all the time before kids. Wife is totally supportive. But my an
We were 50/50 for almost 2 years and it's been working fine. But last month my ex apparently told her she had "the most space" at her house and now my
Broccoli, carrots, peas, corn - all poison apparently. Last night he literally gagged at the sight of a green bean. Meanwhile my older two will eat pr
My son is 10 and half his friend group has their own phones. He's asking for one constantly. My gut says no, he's too young, but I'm also not trying t
My 11yo keeps saying all his friends are on Discord and TikTok and that he's literally the ONLY one who isn't. I know this isn't actually true but als