I know a lot of guys have horror stories about potty training but I just wanted to share what worked for us. Waited until my son was actually interested, let him pick out a cool seat, got a sticker chart, and made it fun without pressure. He'd have occasional accidents but we just cleaned it up and ...

Got approved for 6 weeks starting next month and I'm weirdly anxious about it. Don't get me wrong, I want to be there for my wife and the baby, but I've been working since college and the identity thing is hitting different. Plus I keep thinking about work piling up. Anyone else deal with this? How ...

Had my son burst into my home office during a client call yesterday screaming that his sister took his toy. Literally nothing I could do. Just sat there apologizing while he's in the background yelling about Legos. Boss was cool about it but this is like the 3rd time. Thinking about soundproofing th...

Trying to figure out reasonable limits. My 8yo wants to be on his Switch or iPad constantly. Schools pushing devices now too so can't avoid it. We do an hour on weekdays, 2 hours on weekends but feel like that might be too much? Mom guilt is real and everyone has different opinions. What does your f...

Oldest is 12 and asking for a phone constantly. All his friends have one apparently. I know I can monitor it with apps but also I was not that connected at his age and turned out fine. But also he needs to learn digital responsibility at some point right? Seems like this is the thing every parent st...

My daughter is 6 weeks old and still up every 3 hours at night. People keep asking if she's sleeping through the night yet and when I say no they give me this look like I'm doing something wrong. My pediatrician says it's totally normal and some babies take longer. But man I'm tired and feeling kind...

I think I'm getting replaced. She goes 'Dad why did the cookie go to the doctor?' I'm like 'why?' and she says 'because it felt crumbly!' She's copying my style but she nailed the delivery better than I usually do. Proud and terrified at the same time.

Used to put in 60+ hour weeks chasing promotions. Got one right before my first kid was born and you know what? It meant nothing. I was missing everything. Took a step back to a different role, less pay but better hours. My coworkers thought I was insane. Three years later watching my kids grow up a...

I told the other dads waiting in line 'I told my son he was drawing a fence so badly that it was un-be-leaf-able' and my 7 year old literally walked away from me. He would not get in the car with me for like 30 seconds. Worth it though because the other dads laughed and that's what matters.

We're doing our first real camping trip in 2 weeks and I'm trying to plan meals that don't require a full kitchen setup. Thinking hot dogs, burgers, chili, cereal for breakfast. Any experienced camping dads have tips on keeping food cold or easy meal prep? Also what's the deal with those camping toi...

My daughter is 6 weeks and we got our first real smile today. It destroyed me. I cried like a baby myself. Everyone says the newborn phase is hard but this moment made everything worth it. Now I'm obsessed with trying to get her to smile again. Do they smile more as they get older? When does the int...

My son is 3 weeks old and I think I've slept maybe 4 hours total this week. I'm hallucinating. My wife and I are taking shifts but we're both zombies. People kept saying "sleep when the baby sleeps" but that's impossible because I'm too anxious to actually sleep. I just stare at him to make sure he'...

So I've been working from home for 2 years and it was great. Now my 8 month old is here and I can't get anything done. My wife goes back to work next month and I'm supposed to do full time remote plus watch him during the day? I don't think my boss understands that I can't just "focus harder" when t...

My son is 3 and some days I feel like I'm completely screwing him up. I yell too much, I'm not patient, I work too much, I'm not there enough. My wife says I'm being too hard on myself but I genuinely don't know if I'm doing anything right. Started having panic attacks about this stuff. My therapist...

Got offered a promotion but it would mean traveling 2 weeks a month. My kids are 4 and 6. I know I should take the advancement but my gut is screaming no. My wife says she'll support whatever I decide but I can feel the pressure from my company. This shouldn't be this hard. Did anyone turn down oppo...