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Wife was out of town for work, I had the three kids solo from Monday-Thursday. Completely panicked about what to feed them that wouldn't be cereal and
If you have a teething baby, throw frozen strawberries or mango in one of those mesh feeder pouches. Our 7mo goes CRAZY for it, it's cold on the gums
My 9yo started asking really specific questions about where babies come from after his friend at school mentioned something. Wasn't really planning to
I've been stuck on this boss for literal weeks. My son watched me die maybe 5 times, asked if he could try, and beat it on his second attempt. I'm si
Spent 3 hours yesterday searching the grass with a metal detector after my 3yo found it and threw it "really far." Didn't find it. Metal detector cost
Real talk. I'm preaching forgiveness to my kids but holding grudges against my brother and some guys at church. My daughter called me out on it last w
My youngest wants to "cook" but I'm terrified of her near anything hot. We did cookies and she mostly ate the dough (uncooked, I know I know). Are the
My wife suggested we do this together and man am I glad she did. Every morning before school I sit with my 12 year old and we write down 3 things we'r
And honestly I don't even know how to bring it up at this point. It's been hanging over us. I'm not trying to pressure her - I KNOW she's exhausted, d
Just completed 14 hours driving to visit my parents in Ohio with my 5, 8, and 11yo. Here's what worked: Downloaded like 5 new movies they hadn't seen
Just spent 45 minutes at 3 in the morning googling whether my 2-month-old's slightly irregular breathing pattern is SIDS. He's fine obviously. But my
At my kid's school there's a whole subset of dads who are weirdly competitive about their kids' athletic abilities and I find it exhausting to be arou
So I'm sitting at dinner last night with my son and he just looks up from his mac and cheese and goes "Dad, where did your hair go? Did you lose it?"
Saw some ads for apps that make hiking into a game with scavenger hunts and nature identification stuff. My 8yo loves hiking but gets bored without so
Finally told my boss I can't do calls after 5pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays because that's when I'm solo with the kids. Honestly expected pushback but h
My daughter turned 13 last month and asked if both me and her mom could come to her birthday dinner. Didn't specify "co-hosted," just like... both pre
She basically forced me to try it tbh. Got me this cheap notebook and just said "write down what's in your head for 5 minutes before bed." I was resis
Asking for real. Every night after everyone's asleep I'm on my phone for 2-3 hours. Wife pointed out it might be why I'm exhausted and grumpy. But als
Feels like we go to church on Sunday and then live however we want the rest of the week. But actual discipleship means living it out daily right? My k
She might be right but also I think she's too soft. We clash on discipline pretty often. I want them to understand consequences, she wants to talk eve