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"Dad, can you get me a snack?" "Dad, he's looking at me!" "Dad, what are you typing?" "Dad can we go outside?" I'm on back-to-back Zoom calls with a 6
Quick update for anyone who read my post last year about starting freelance writing on nights/weekends. I'm now pulling in $800-1200/month consistentl
Tried to do Van Gogh's Starry Night recreation with my twins (4yo) yesterday afternoon. I bought these cheap acrylic paints from Amazon and basically
Asking for a friend who may or may not be looking in the mirror right now and confused about when his abs became singular and horizontal. Also is it t
We've been using Khan Academy Kids with my 5yo for morning math and it's genuinely been helpful. She actually loves it (or at least asks for it more t
That hit different. She was drawing at the kitchen table and just casually goes "Dad, why do you look sad?" I didn't even know what to say. I'm not ev
So Christmas is on a Wednesday this year and our CO has a strict alternating holiday schedule. She gets Thanksgiving (which is Thursday) and that mean
Reading a bunch of posts here about people being really strict about consistency. But honestly? My kids have different bedtimes, different chore expec
Sitting in a 4pm meeting today that could've been a Slack message. Everyone's just chilling, no rush. Meanwhile I'm watching the clock because I'm sup
Has anyone taken a very young kid kayaking? My wife wants to try it this summer but I'm not sure what to expect. Should I be looking into tandem kayak
I made an offhand comment about visiting the beach "someday in the summer" back in February. Last week she randomly asked "Daddy when is someday? I wa
Been seeing a therapist for 5 weeks now and I'm noticing real changes. I'm not snapping at my kids over small stuff as much. Dr. Morrison (great thera
I'm terrible at follow through. I'll set a consequence and then not actually enforce it because I feel bad or I'm tired. My 9yo has figured this out a
Our custody agreement says we "alternate major holidays" but doesn't specify what counts as major. Christmas was mine, she wants Thanksgiving. Fair en
Took the plunge last weekend. He's got a decent group of friends at school, started soccer travel team, and tbh he was the ONLY kid in his grade witho
Been using the Headspace dad meditation pack for like 3 weeks now. Not gonna say it's a miracle worker but the 5-min morning sessions legit help me no
ngl this is a weird take but changing my son's diapers (he's 3 months) is like the one thing I can do that's purely competence-based right now. I'm no
Had a weird moment last night where I suggested we try a different diaper brand because the current ones give my son (2 months) a rash but my wife too
This might sound weird but I feel this constant pressure that MY job is the "primary" one even though my wife makes nearly as much as I do. We're both
Got about 80% of the composite deck done this weekend while the kids played in the backyard. Only had to run inside twice to make sure nothing was on