My son woke up with a fever Saturday morning. Gave him meds, kept him hydrated, let him rest. But he's still not feeling great. My custody agreement says I have him til Sunday night. Do I contact the mom? She's usually understanding but I don't want to seem like I can't handle a sick kid. First time...

Been working on this for about 3 months between kids' activities and work. Just bolted down the last shelf yesterday and I gotta say it feels good to have a dedicated space. Probably spent way too much money on the pegboard setup but now everything has a spot. Took some pics but didn't want to post ...

I've got a little patio space and been thinking about upgrading from my tiny apartment grill. Looking at the Weber Genesis propane grill or a Kamado Joe charcoal setup. Propane is convenient but charcoal tastes better right? What are you guys running and would you switch if you had to do it over? Bu...

So my wife thinks DiGiorno is the best frozen pizza you can buy at the grocery store. I think that's insane and that Red Baron is way better. We've been going back and forth about this for like 2 weeks now. What do you guys get? And don't say homemade because yeah obviously that's better but that's ...

My 7 year old watches this one guy build stuff out of cardboard and I swear he's watched every single video. Like 200+ videos. At least he's not on TikTok I guess? Anyone else have a kid that's locked into one creator like this? Is this normal or should I be concerned lol

Okay it was probably gas but I'm telling myself it was a real smile and nobody can convince me otherwise. Something just clicked in my brain where I went from being terrified all the time to actually enjoying this. He's only 4 weeks old and I'm already amazed by how fast he's changing. Anyone else g...

I realized last week I've been dropping the ball on life insurance and proper estate planning. My grandfather always said a man provides, and that means thinking about what happens if you're not around. Met with a financial advisor yesterday and it was humbling but necessary. Got my will updated, go...

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This is the third time this month she's texted me an hour before pickup saying she needs an extra hour or two. I get it, life happens, but I had plans this weekend. Made dinner reservations, got my oldest excited for the arcade. Now I'm the bad guy if I say no but I'm also frustrated that our schedu...

Too many young men today just drift along letting life happen to them. I'm being intentional about teaching my boys to step up, make decisions, and own the consequences good or bad. Started having them help me with projects and letting them make choices about how we do things. It's slower sometimes ...

I can barely get out of bed some days and I hate that my kids see me like this. I know logically that depression is an illness and I'm not a bad person for struggling but man it's hard not to feel like I'm letting them down. I'm on meds now and starting to feel a little better but that guilt is stil...

Been working from home for 2 years now. I get to see the kids more, eat lunch with them, pick them up from school. But my boss keeps asking why my project is behind and honestly I have no idea how to explain that I was helping my 5 year old find his shoes at 2pm yesterday. Any tips for actually gett...

Was making dinner and said "What's cooking?" and my 9 year old said "Hopefully not what you're making." I raised a savage. Where did I go wrong lol. Actually that joke was gold, I'm proud of him.

Got offered a promotion that would require more travel. More money, better title, exactly what I thought I wanted. But my youngest is 4 and my oldest is 9 and I'm already missing too much. My wife says I should take it. My gut says I'll regret being gone all the time. Anyone been through this? Does ...

I've watched The Office like 15 times now and I still laugh at the same jokes. My wife thinks I'm insane but there's something comforting about knowing what's going to happen. Plus it's easy to follow when I'm half asleep after dealing with a fussy baby all day.