Planning to take my 4 year old and 7 year old camping next month. We've got a tent and sleeping bags but I've never done this before. Any veterans have advice? Should I prep meals at home or try cooking at the campsite? How do I keep them entertained besides screens? Also how do I prevent them from ...
Surprised my 8 year old with tickets to see her favorite band. The second they came on stage her eyes got so wide and she grabbed my arm. Watched her sing every word, dance around, just completely happy. She kept turning to me and giving me hugs between songs. No phone, no distractions, just her bei...
Started doing family prayer before dinner about three months ago and I'm seeing a real shift in how my kids think about things. My daughter actually asked me to pray about her anxiety at school instead of just complaining about it. And my son has started praying for people he's had conflicts with. I...
Just wanted to share a win. We implemented a no screens after 7pm rule about 2 months ago and bedtime has been SO much easier. The kids actually sleep without fighting us. My 8yr daughter and 6yr son used to be glued to tablets until like 8:30pm and bedtime was a nightmare. Not sure why it took us s...
Had 2 weeks off and I go back Monday. My daughter is 5 weeks old and I feel like I'm just starting to get comfortable with her. I'm terrified of missing milestones or that my wife will feel like I abandoned her when she needs me most. Anyone else dealt with this? How did you handle the guilt of goin...
She's 8 and brought home the signup sheet for school. Asked if I would go with her. I said yes obviously but spent the next 20 minutes sitting in my car just... feeling all the feelings. My little girl wants to go to a dance with her dad. I'm going to get her a nice dress and we're going to have the...
Just kidding but seriously I've been so tired that when the Keurig went down I almost lost it. Between the baby waking up at night and work being absolutely bonkers with the quarter end stuff, I'm running on fumes. Anyone else hitting that wall where you just can't keep all the plates spinning? I lo...
Started out just wanting to replace a few boards on the deck but then I realized the whole thing is rotted. So now I'm looking at rebuilding about 60 percent of it. Which means I need to understand joists and load bearing and stuff I haven't thought about since high school. My wife thinks I'm insane...
As fathers we have a real responsibility to show our sons what integrity looks like. It's not enough to tell them to do the right thing when nobody is watching - they need to see it. Last week my boy caught me about to take extra change from the cashier at the hardware store. I could have just left,...
My son is 3 weeks old and I feel like I'm losing my mind. My wife is breastfeeding but she's so exhausted that I'm doing all the diaper changes and trying to help however I can. Last night I was up from 2 to 4am just holding him while he fussed. I know this is temporary but man I don't remember the ...
He begged for a phone all last year and we finally caved on his 13th birthday. Thought it would help with communication and staying in touch. First week in and he's on it constantly, barely eating dinner, staying up until midnight texting friends. I tried setting screen time limits but he keeps aski...
Was making breakfast this morning and burned the toast. My 9 year old goes 'Dad, that's not charcoal, that's CARBON.' I've been waiting YEARS for someone in this family to understand my chemistry jokes. My wife just shakes her head. My son gets it though. Feels like a win.
My daughter somehow got into regular YouTube and was watching some weird content last week. I don't even know how she did it. I thought YouTube Kids was supposed to be safe but she found a way around it. Now I'm paranoid about what else she can access. Do I need to just ban screens entirely or is th...
So my boy is 3 weeks old and I can't put him down without him screaming. Wife is exhausted and keeps saying I need to let him cry it out but he's only 3 weeks old, that seems too early right? I've been getting like 2 hours of sleep a night because he'll only nap on my chest. Anyone else deal with th...
He's 84 and decided today was the day. This watch has been on his wrist for 50 years. We sat in his study and he told me the story of when he bought it, what it meant to him, and why he wanted me to have it now while he could see me wear it. He said a gentleman passes down more than just things, he ...