Honestly made my whole week. She's 16 and decided she wanted to learn. We spent three hours in the garage and I taught her everything I could about basic car maintenance. Told her a woman should know how to take care of herself and her vehicle. She seemed proud of herself and I was bursting. Sometim...
Got my kids these foam rocket things and tbh expected them to be destroyed in 20 minutes. We've had them for 3 months now and my 6yo and 8yo still want to use them constantly. They're like $15-20, way more active than screen time, and somehow they haven't managed to break them yet. If you're looking...
My 11yo is asking for a phone. He says all his friends have one. I genuinely don't know what the right age is anymore. I was like 15 but times are different. Some of his friends have phones at 9. Is there a consensus on this or are we all just guessing? What did you do and do you regret it?
Got it over the summer thinking the kids would use it constantly. It's November and I think my 9yo has used it like 5 times. Just sitting there taking up space. My 6yo can't reach it properly anyway. If anyone wants it, it's yours lol. Just venting - don't think I'll be making this mistake again. Le...
Been going to a dad's mental health group at our local community center for 2 months now. It's just like 8 of us talking about stress, anxiety, whatever we're dealing with. No one tries to fix anyone else's problems, we just listen. This week a guy talked about struggling with depression and three o...
Want to make sure my kids understand the value of a dollar and that money doesn't grow on trees. Been thinking about having them work for their allowance instead of just handing it over. My parents did that with me and I turned out alright. Any of you doing this? What age did you start and how did y...
My 3yo has been using the toilet for like 6 weeks pretty reliably. Then last week we go to daycare and suddenly we're back to square one. He'll ask for a diaper now. Did we mess something up? Is this normal? His older brother never did this regression thing. Trying not to stress about it but also ve...
Got it on sale for like $45. Never thought I'd be the dad playing music during yard time but honestly? Kids are outside more, I'm outside more, we're all in better moods. Had a impromptu dance party last weekend that went way too hard. If you're on the fence about it, just get it. Best small purcha...
We agreed loosely that ex gets Thanksgiving, I get Christmas, but never put specifics in writing (huge mistake, I know). Now she's asking about Christmas Eve (when kids will open presents) vs Christmas Day (my legally scheduled day). I want the Eve because that's the tradition we had together, but ...
Genuinely asking. I hear people talk about newborn smell and cherishing it but I'm at 10 weeks with my daughter and mostly I feel numb and exhausted. Everyone keeps saying "enjoy it, it goes so fast" which just stresses me out more because I'm not enjoying it and I feel like I'm failing. Is there an...
So apparently there was a reason the instructions came with like 50 pages. Thought I could eyeball it and save some time lol. Got about halfway through before realizing I'd installed part of the A-frame backwards. Took it all apart, started over, finally got it up. The kids think it's amazing but my...
She's been pretty patient with the whole depression thing but the other day she was like "you need to ask me for help instead of just shutting down." And I was like... but what do I ask for? Like "can you make dinner?" feels weak. I should be able to handle that stuff. But she's right that I end up ...
I use: - **Slack** (deleted app from my phone, only check on computer during work hours) - **Google Calendar** (color coded so work blocks are obvious) - **Freedom** (blocks distracting sites after 6pm) - **Notion** (personal life planning separate from work stuff) The Slack deletion was probably t...
Not trying to be a downer but I'm struggling with this. My wife and I used to have a pretty active sex life before our son was born (he's 6 months now) and now it feels like she doesn't even want me to touch her. We've tried talking about it but she just says she's exhausted and touched-out from the...
Used to be I'd leave the office and that was it - work brain switched off. Now WFH 4 days/week and I literally can't turn it off. Having dinner with my family but mentally reviewing emails. Helping my 5yo with homework while thinking about a project deadline. I'm not really present anywhere. And wh...