Not just grunts and one word answers either. We were driving to soccer and he told me about his new friend group, some drama with a girl he likes, college stuff he's thinking about. I just listened and asked questions. The old man's still got it I guess.
Wife is at her sister's place so it's just me and the two kids camping this weekend. Set up the tent yesterday and already the 5 year old is asking how many times we're going to eat. Brought way too much food but whatever. Hoping to keep them entertained without screens. Probably gonna fail at that ...
Started tearing out the old deck last Saturday thinking it would be a quick 2 day job. Found termites. Now I'm redoing the whole support structure. It's Wednesday and I'm still not done. My kids keep asking why daddy is so angry. Send help and energy drinks.
After 8 months of back and forth with lawyers, we finally signed off on the agreement yesterday. 50/50 custody with alternating weeks and he gets them every other weekend. Honestly feels good to have it all documented so there's no more confusion. Cost me about 4k but worth the peace of mind.
Took them out to Devil's Lake for three days last weekend. Oldest is 8, youngest is 5. Packed way too much food and forgot the tent stakes but we made it work. They caught some bluegill, complained about the sleeping bags for like 20 minutes then crashed hard. Waking up to them excited to go hiking ...
Started this project last month and we're about halfway done. It's nothing fancy, like 8 feet up in the oak tree in our backyard. We're learning as we go, watching YouTube videos, hitting Home Depot every Saturday morning. My son feels like he's actually building something instead of just watching d...
What started as a simple weekend project to build a small coop has turned into me basically constructing a chicken mansion. My 5yo got obsessed with the idea, now we're doing predator proofing, automatic door openers, the whole thing. I've learned way more about chicken housing than I ever needed to...
I said nothing, just thinking about how penguins have knees. She said that's not nothing that's weird. But seriously I was just at the zoo with the kids and now my brain won't let it go. Do you guys know penguins have knees? They do. You're welcome for that nightmare fuel.
Expected this to be a nightmare with him "helping" but he actually nailed posts while I held them and stayed focused for like 4 hours straight. We still have the backside to finish but man, that was some quality time. He kept saying he was the strongest builder in the world. These are the weekends t...
I have 8 weeks off and I should be exhausted but honestly it's amazing to just be here. Newborn screaming at 3am doesn't even bother me because it's my kid and I'm not stressed about emails. My coworkers keep texting me about work stuff and I'm just ignoring it all. Is it wrong that I kind of hope s...
My 8 year old literally caught me yelling at another driver yesterday and said "Dad you always tell me to be kind to people." Humbled me real quick. He's right. How am I supposed to teach him Jesus's love and forgiveness if he watches me rage at strangers? Been praying about this and trying to do be...
Had a chance to move up last month but it would've meant traveling like 40% of the time. My kids are still young and I didn't want to miss their childhood for more money. Wife was shocked I said no but this felt right. Already feeling some regret about the money and what it could have meant for our ...
Been a Christian my whole life but honestly the last few years I've been questioning things. Now I have two kids asking me about God and prayer and I feel like a fraud. I want to lead them spiritually but how can I do that authentically when I'm wrestling with doubt? Any dads been through this? I do...
I took 6 weeks when my second was born and I have zero regrets even though my boss made me feel guilty about it. First week was chaos, second week I actually got the hang of things, and by week 6 I had real confidence with the baby. When I went back to work I was mentally ready instead of stressed. ...
This has been happening for 3 weeks now. I'll plan my whole day around picking up the kids at 5pm on Thursday and she'll text me at 4:30 saying she needs me at 3pm instead or won't be ready until 7. I work in an office so I can't just leave whenever. I've asked her nicely multiple times to stick to ...