After a lot of research and honestly therapy-recommended steps, I introduced my girlfriend to my boys (ages 7 and 9) last month. Here's what I did: - Waited 7-8 months - Kept first meetings casual (sports practice, not a formal dinner) - Didn't push anything - Let them get used to her gradually ove...

We're attempting to go to brunch with some friends in 20 minutes and our 6-month-old has now pooped twice in the last hour (different diapers, different outfits). It's like she KNOWS we're trying to leave. My wife and I are both wearing stained clothes now and we're leaving anyway. See you guys in 1...

Tired of texting with my ex turning into drama. I've heard about OurFamilyWizard, Talking Parents, and custody X change. Anyone actually use these? Do they really help keep things professional or is it just another app to manage? We have a 5yo and 11yo so I need something that tracks schedule AND ex...

Been doing 50/50 with my ex for almost 2 years now and I have to say it's way better than I expected. We do week on week off which means I get real time with the kids instead of just every other weekend. They have their room at my place, their stuff, it feels like home not a visiting situation. Yeah...

Honestly struggling with this one. I want my sons to be strong, to provide, to lead their families with honor and integrity. But everything around us is telling them something different about what masculinity should look like. I'm trying to model it daily but it feels like I'm swimming upstream. Tea...

Been working with him for like 6 months on this. He kept giving up and asking me to do it. This morning he just did it. Both shoes. No help. I may have teared up a little bit not gonna lie.

I spend 8 hours a day at work to get away from my kids and then come home and complain that I don't see them enough. Anyone else doing this? It's like the world's dumbest paradox and I'm living it.

Quick question - is this normal? My 11yo spends hours setting up bots on our family Discord server and I literally cannot understand what he's doing. He tries to explain it and my eyes glaze over. Is this... actually a useful skill or is he just goofing around?

I'm not even sure why I'm tearing up typing this but my youngest found out his best friend from kindergarten has leukemia. Without me asking he just grabbed my hand and prayed for healing. Asked God to make him feel better and to help his mom. I don't always know if what we're teaching is sticking b...

My boys (10 & 12) got to help their grandpa build an actual treehouse in our backyard. It took like 6 weekends but seeing their faces when we put the final support beam in place... man. They've spent more time outside in the past month than they did all of last year. Best project ever. 10/10 would d...

I can't tell if I'm lazy or actually depressed. I have a 3yo and 5yo and every morning I'm exhausted even after sleeping 8 hours. Just scrolling on my phone while they watch TV instead of playing with them. My wife works full time and I'm home with them - she doesn't get why I'm tired. How do you gu...

Assembly instructions were absolute garbage but 10yo and 6yo were there the whole time helping (read: "helping"). Took 4 hours instead of 1.5 but they learned where everything goes, why the bolts matter, what a level does. Today 10yo informed me he wants to be an engineer. Might be worth doing more ...

Using the Philips Avent one right now and it takes forever. It's like waiting for water to boil watching this thing run. Looking at UV sterilizers instead. Does anyone use the Munchkin or the Philips LED one? Are they actually faster or just different kinds of slow? Budget-wise I can go up to like $...

I know meditation apps are kinda a dime a dozen but I've been using Insight Timer for like 3 months now and it's genuinely helpful. The free version has a ton of content, I'm doing 10-min guided meditations before bed and it's helped my sleep way more than I expected. Also has sleep stories which is...

Just realized I dropped 1200 bucks this month on toys, clothes, activities, and random stuff my kids don't even need. Pre-dad me would never. I used to save aggressively and have a pretty healthy investment portfolio going. Now every penny seems to go somewhere kid related and honestly I don't even ...