I wake up at 5:30 and immediately my chest gets tight thinking about all the meetings and emails waiting. By 6am I'm already wound up. Coffee makes it worse. I've tried meditation apps but I hate them lol. Do you guys have anything that actually works in those first couple hours? Need something prac...
My 6yo is asking but I'm worried he'll break something immediately. Thoughts?
"I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down." "Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything." My kids groan every single time but I see them laughing like 2 seconds later. Mission accomplished.
Not actually leaving obviously but she was like 'if you say one more pun I'm taking the kids and going to your mothers house.' So naturally I said 'why would you do that, I'm on a ROLL' and made a bread pun. We both laughed but she also threw a pillow at me. Worth it.
My son is 8 weeks old and literally will not nap unless he's in my arms or my wife's arms. The second we try to put him down he screams. We've tried the bassinet, the pack n play, even propping him up in the crib at an angle. Nothing works. Our pediatrician said it's normal but I'm worried we're set...
We tried overnight camping at a state park with our 2yo last weekend. NEVER AGAIN. He wouldn't sleep in the Pack n Play, cried all night, got cold even though I brought like 5 blankets, and I spent the whole time worried about bears (probably irrational but still). My wife said we should try again b...
First time it'll be just the two of us. We're going to Big Bend area (Texas). He's really into this lately which is great because I was worried he'd get too old for dad stuff. I want to make it memorable without trying too hard if that makes sense? We've camped before with family but this feels diff...
I've been struggling with postpartum depression since our twins were born 8 months ago and my brain keeps telling me I'm failing. I'm not engaged enough, I'm not patient enough, I'm tired and resentful and what kind of father feels resentful about his own kids? My therapist keeps saying "that's the ...
He said it was still under development lol. I'm not even sorry. He groaned so hard I think he pulled something
My wife listens to like 5 different true crime podcasts and now I know way more about serial killers than I ever wanted to. She'll be driving and just casually drop facts about crime scenes while the kids are in the backseat. I'm just sitting there like "maybe save this one for after the kids are as...
Got a decent hardtail last year but looking to make some tweaks without breaking the bank. Obviously new tires would help, been thinking about upgrading the seat cause the stock one is brutal on longer rides. Should I focus on components or should I just save up and get a better bike altogether? Als...
Looking for Christmas gift ideas. My 6yo is obsessed with doing "experiments" right now but mostly it's just mixing random stuff in the kitchen and hoping something cool happens. I want to actually get him a real kit with structure but not something too babyish. Saw the National Geographic crystal g...
Not the normal "I have young kids and no sleep" tired. Like soul-deep exhaustion where I could sleep 12 hours and still feel like I got hit by a truck. Got bloodwork done, everything's normal. My doc said "sounds like depression" but it doesn't feel like depression feels like to me? It's just this h...
My son told me he couldn't find his shoes this morning so we couldn't go to school. I tore the house apart looking for them while he acted all sad and helpful. Turns out he hid them in the garage because he "didn't want to go to school today." I was mad for like 30 seconds before I realized how crea...
Used to cook dinner from scratch like 5 nights a week. I was that guy who enjoyed it, watched cooking shows, the whole deal. Now Tuesday is frozen pizza night and Thursday is 'whatever the kids will actually eat' night and you know what, I don't miss the stress. My family is happy and fed and I'm no...