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Serious question lol. I started therapy 2 months ago to work on anxiety and I feel better overall BUT I'm way more aware of my triggers now so when my
Not the sad kind of guilty, more like... why am I so relieved to be back? I love my daughter but being away feels like permission to just be a person
Been intimidated by the whole low-and-slow thing for years but finally did it. 10 lb shoulder on the Weber smoker for 12 hours at 225°. Turned out ten
My 6yo will literally only eat like 5 foods and I thought if I got him involved in cooking maybe he'd branch out? So far we made pizza (he only ate th
My ex and I have too much history to actually "cooperate" on parenting decisions so we basically just run our own households independently. Different
Had a moment tonight that got me. We were reading a Bible story about Jesus and my second grader just laid out the most beautiful understanding of gra
Just me? Just a dad thing? I swear I do this at least twice a week. Had a full panic thinking I lost it yesterday and my wife found it in my back pock
Looking to join something in the San Francisco area. Not really vibing with the general parenting groups because they feel very mom-focused. Want some
My 9yo has been playing soccer since she was 6 but never really got into it, just went through the motions. This season something clicked. Today she s
My oldest wants to join his friend group's Discord server. I looked into it and the features seem okay (I can see what server he's on, etc) but I'm no
Why do some dads feel the need to yell coaching advice at 8-year-olds? "PASS THE BALL, TIMMY!" Sir, they can barely tie their shoes. Let them just run
My whole life I thought I was just "high strung" or "a worrier." Finally went to a doctor because the chest pain was getting worse and after some test
Honest question. I used to be the guy who could wake up at 11am on Saturday and just... exist. Now I'm up at 6 with my 2 year old asking for pancakes.
At my place I'm doing 8:30pm bedtime for my 6yo. At mom's house apparently he's going to bed at 10pm sometimes. Kid is exhausted, cranky, harder to ma
UPDATE: Okay so this took like 3 months of conversations but my son actually asked to delete Discord on his own. He realized his 'friends' on there we
Okay so the custody order says "alternate major holidays" but my ex and I have never actually agreed on what that means in practice. She thinks she sh
Not gonna lie, I thought this job would destroy me but I made it. Still have most of my hair, only need glasses now instead of contacts, and my kids a
He wanted cold hard cash. I'll be here all week folks.
This is getting ridiculous. He's grinding through Valorant and Fortnite pretty much every hour he's not in school or sleeping. I know some gaming is n
So my wife's been pushing hard for us to get a dog. She grew up with dogs and thinks it'd be great for our family. Problem is, our 6-year-old is absol