Decided we'd make homemade pizza from scratch this weekend as a family project. My 5 year old got more flour on himself than in the dough, my 8 year old actually helped with rolling it out, and we somehow ended up with 3 pizzas instead of 2. It took twice as long as normal but the kids were so into ...

He's 14 and just told us he doesn't think God is real. I immediately got defensive and quoted Scripture but that made it worse. My first instinct was anger but I felt the Holy Spirit telling me to just listen. Now I'm sitting with this fear that I failed him somehow. Part of me wonders if I was too ...

I've been playing Call of Duty after the kids go to bed as my way to blow off steam. Last week my 11 year old caught me and asked if he could play sometime. He's been watching tutorial videos on YouTube. Part of me worries it's too violent, part of me thinks it could be our thing. We're starting wit...

We're trying to raise our kids with Christian values but they're constantly exposed to stuff at school and online that goes against what we believe. Not talking about anything extreme but just different worldviews. We don't want to be super restrictive or sheltering them, but we also want them to ha...

Every single night is a war. Teeth brushing takes 20 minutes, then stories, then songs, then water, then he needs to tell me about something. By the time he's actually asleep I'm exhausted. My wife has a system that works better but I cant remember it. What does your routine look like?

My 7 year old came home talking about 'the blonde one' and 'the tall kid' and I was like wait who are these people? He hangs out with them every day. How did I get so out of the loop? Am I supposed to know all their names? Mom friends at school pickup seem to know everyone's entire life story but I'...

My wife believes but she's not passionate about it the way I am. She thinks I'm a little too much sometimes with the Bible studies and church involvement. I worry that our kids will pick up on this and think faith is optional. We've talked about it but I don't want to push her away. How do I lead sp...

I'm not going to lie, this conversation terrifies me. My oldest is 13 and I know I need to have the talk but make it about more than just biology. I want him to understand why God designed sex the way He did and how to respect women. I was raised in a very repressive environment about this stuff so ...

Spent way too much on a Traeger but dude it's worth every penny. Making pulled pork right now and the whole neighborhood smells amazing. My kids actually want to spend time with me outside now instead of being glued to screens. Plus I'm getting better at cooking which is a bonus. Anyone else here gr...

My dad used to take me fishing when I was a kid and we lost him 5 years ago. Just started going again this summer with my son and man it hits different now. We're catching nothing but sitting on the dock at sunrise together is worth more than any fish. He's 9 and already talking about the next trip.

I was in Target grabbing diapers and my 4 year old sees all the different brands and goes 'Dad why are there so many butts?' I literally had to leave and come back later because I couldn't stop laughing in front of everyone. Some lady looked at me like I was insane.

I told him I'm just trying to raise the bar. He groaned so hard. Mission accomplished.

Spent the last 3 months organizing my garage and setting up a proper fishing station. Got my tackle boxes color coded, new rod holder mounted on the wall, and a little mini fridge for keeping bait fresh. My wife thinks I'm crazy but honestly this is my happy place now. Anyone else have their garage ...

This is our second Christmas split and I'm trying to make it work but man it sucks. Kids at their mom's on actual Christmas morning, at my place after. How do you guys handle it? Are we supposed to do presents twice? I don't want the kids to feel like they're missing out but I also don't want to go ...

My ex moved everything around last minute and now I don't have the kids during the week we were supposed to go clothes shopping for school. We agreed on a pretty standard 50/50 split but she keeps asking for swaps and I keep saying yes because I don't want to rock the boat. I need to set some bounda...