We did a full week of no screens except my wife's work laptop in July. I'm not gonna pretend it was some transformative spiritual experience but it was interesting? First two days sucked (lots of "I'm bored"). By day 4 my kids were actually playing outside together without fighting. We read actual b...
So my wife is working late tonight and my kids asked if they could have cereal for dinner. Just cereal. No milk even, they wanted to eat it dry. I said no obviously but man I was tempted just to not have to cook anything. These long work days are killing me. Looking forward to the weekend just to ch...
Considering switching from in-person to online because childcare logistics are killing me. With two kids and my wife's schedule, it's nearly impossible to get to appointments. Has the online format felt legit or is it just convenient therapy-lite? Price is about the same so I'm mainly wondering abou...
So we had a pretty decent routine going with our son until last week. He was doing 4-5 hour stretches at night, we were managing. Then he turned 4 months and it's like someone flipped a switch. Now he's waking up every 2 hours like clockwork. I'm running on fumes here. Wife is EBF so I can't really ...
My son starts 1st grade next month and I need to get him a lunch box situation. He's pretty rough on stuff (last backpack lasted 3 months before a zipper broke). Looking for something durable, easy to clean, maybe insulated since we don't have lunch fridges at his school. Anyone have a specific bran...
Taking 6 weeks in the fall and my boss keeps "joking" about me bringing my laptop to the hospital. I'm not joking when I say I won't be answering emails. But somehow I feel like I need to reassure him that I'll "stay available"—which defeats the entire purpose. Do managers just not understand that t...
Unpopular opinion but my family cut YouTube entirely 6 months ago and I honestly don't think I'm going back. We use Netflix, Disney+ for entertainment and if the kids want to learn something specific we find a book or an educational app instead. Yes it's more work to curate content. Yes my kids com...
So my son can do 90 mins of screen time on weekdays, 2 hours on weekends. That's gaming, YouTube, everything combined. He says literally every other kid at his school in Denver gets way more, and honestly I'm starting to wonder if I'm the crazy parent here. He's not doing bad in school or anything, ...
My 3yo has been at Bright Horizons for 2 months and they say he barely touches lunch. Then I pick him up and he's asking for snacks within 5 minutes. I'm paying $2100/month for this place and I'm starting to wonder if it's even worth it if he's not eating there. Has anyone dealt with this? Does it e...
He's been playing it for like 8 months and it slowly became the only thing he cares about. Turns down sports, ignores friends invites, doesn't want to do anything else. Yesterday I just... deleted it. He cried. Actually cried lol. Now I'm sitting here wondering if I'm being a terrible parent or if I...
We're using formula with our 3-month-old twins because my wife couldn't produce enough and honestly the stress was destroying her mental health. I know fed is best and all that, but I still get weird comments from some of our friends and it bothers me more than it should. My MIL keeps suggesting my ...
We were doing pretty good with 3 remote days. Cut to 1 day starting next month. I have a 5yo in school and a 2yo at home with my mom during the day. The 2yo is sick constantly (daycare germs) so I was using one remote day to be here if my mom needed me. Now that's gone. Already looking at new jobs b...
**Current situation:** - Work: insane deadline, understaffed team - Home: wife's mom visiting (in our guest room) - Kids: 5, 7, both need new school stuff - Me: running on fumes I haven't had a day off in 3 weeks. I'm snapping at everything, forgetting stuff, just generally a mess. Wife keeps sayin...
Our 6yo scored his first actual goal in his U8 soccer league game today. Might sound small but this kid has been nervous about sports forever and we've been working with him on just trying his best and not worrying about perfection. He got the ball, looked up, kicked it straight into the net, and I...
Summer vacation and my 6yo says he's bored approximately 47 times per day. Meanwhile our living room looks like Toys R Us exploded. I offered him like 10 activities and he rejected all of them. I'm not trying to be entertainment 24/7. Am I being unreasonable expecting a 6yo to play independently for...