Had him practice with me this morning. Firm grip, eye contact, actual words spoken not just mumbling. He's in 6th grade and I noticed he was doing that weak fish handshake thing. A man's handshake says something about him. We're gonna work on this because it matters. Also making him write thank you ...
Started at 310 this time 3 years ago. Couldn't tie my shoes or play tag with my kids. Doc said I was heading for a heart attack. I started just walking 15 minutes a day and cut out soda. That was it at first. Then I got serious about it. Now I'm running a 5K next month. My knees don't hurt, my back'...
I don't even know how it happened but I made some roasted broccoli and she asked for seconds. My wife looked at me like I performed a magic trick. This might be my greatest parenting achievement yet.
Apparently his grades are so bad they're considered a work of fiction. I asked him about it and he said at least he's creative with his excuses.
I told him it's because I'm outstanding in my field. He asked what field and I said the field of corn... get it? Anyway he groaned so hard I think I heard his soul leave his body.
I'm team pineapple, wife is team absolutely not, kids are team pepperoni and my dad is team everything on it. We ordered three pizzas and nobody was happy. This is why I prefer cooking steaks, no arguments there.
Being a dad is amazing but man, nobody talks about how isolated you can feel. My wife has her book club, her friends come over. I go to work and come home. Weekends are kid activities. When do I get time to just exist around other adults? Feeling pretty alone in my own life right now even though I'm...
My 10yo got really into Fortnite and I was worried it would be this huge problem. Turned out I learned to play with him and now we do squads together a few nights a week. My wife thinks we're both brain dead but honestly it's some of the best time we spend together. He talks to me about stuff while ...
My 4yo has been glued to YouTube Kids for like 2 hours while I meal prep dinner. I know I shouldn't feel this guilty but part of me is like... the kid is safe, he's learning stuff, I'm being productive. But then I see all these articles about screen time destroying their brains and I start spiraling...
Finally got him his first real phone and installed Family Link to set screen time limits and app restrictions. He's acting like I personally destroyed his life and told me all his friends have no restrictions. I'm trying to be the cool dad but also not the dad who lets his kid doom scroll til 2am. I...
Been doing this for about 6 weeks now. Nothing fancy, just 5 minutes before breakfast where we each say something we're grateful for and something we're struggling with, then I pray for the family. My 10yo actually ASKED me yesterday if we could pray about his friend group drama. My 6yo has started ...
He's on Fortnite literally every second he can be. I took it away for a week and he was miserable, we were all miserable. Put it back and things are better but I know this isn't healthy. We have some screen time limits but he's gotten really good at working around them. Am I being a bad parent if I ...
Our kids go to public school and I'm always thinking about the messages they're getting that conflict with what we're teaching at home. We're not super strict about it but we're intentional about what shows and movies come into the house. My wife and I try to talk through things with them instead of...
Started WFH last year after my second kid was born and it's been a total game changer. I can take a lunch break to help with virtual school, pop downstairs to break up a fight, and still hit my deadlines. My boss doesn't care where I work as long as I deliver. Only downside is my home office is now ...
My 8 weeks are almost up and honestly I'm dreading going back. The kids are finally adjusted to me being around and now I gotta jump back into 50+ hour weeks and conference calls. The money is good but man, I'm gonna miss the morning cartoons and making them lunch. Anyone else feel like this transit...