My 11yo came home from school yesterday and handed me a drawing he made in art class. It was me and him at our favorite fishing spot from two summers ago. I only took him once because I was too busy with work stuff, but apparently it stuck with him enough to draw it and say 'I want to go here again ...
Anyone else using the Headspace dad collection? Got a year subscription when I was feeling frazzled about becoming a first-time parent (baby's 4 months now). Honestly the one on sleep has helped more than I expected, especially on nights when my brain won't shut off. The parenting-specific meditatio...
Been thinking about this for a few weeks and it's kind of dark. All my "friendships" are other dads I met through kids' activities. Nothing wrong with that but if parenting stuff ended tomorrow I'd have nobody. And that realization is genuinely lonely. Too old to make friends from scratch? Anyone el...
My 6yo has a school assembly tomorrow and I've been dreading it all week. Not sure if it's social anxiety or something about being around all the other parents. I end up scanning the room the whole time instead of watching my kid perform. Wife says I need to work through it but honestly I'm thinking...
Our daughter is 3 months old and I'm still in the paranoid phase where I check if she's breathing like every 20 minutes. Someone on this forum recommended the Owlet and I was skeptical about dropping $300 but honestly? Game changer for my anxiety. It monitors heart rate and oxygen levels and alerts ...
Why does a single set cost $80?? My 7yo wants the new Star Wars thing and I'm looking at the price tag like it's a personal attack. I get it—they're building blocks, blah blah quality—but COME ON. There's gotta be a better alternative that doesn't make me feel like I'm funding some evil empire. Curr...
Took 6 weeks with my newborn (thanks to our company's decent policy). Going back Monday and I'm legit anxious about leaving my wife and son. Know it's normal but ugh, the guilt is real. Spent the whole parental leave doing nights, diaper changes, all of it - now I feel like I'm abandoning them. Anyo...
Guys. GUYS. Our daughter gave us a real, genuine smile this morning. Not gas. An actual smile at me while I was changing her diaper. I literally teared up. My wife was like "you realize she'll smile 500 more times" but I don't care. This one was MINE and I'm claiming it as the best moment of my life...
We're expecting our second kid in about 4 months and my wife is pushing hard for a Snoo bassinet for the bedroom. I know people who swear by it but... it's $1500 for a fancy bassinet that lasts like 6 months. That's a lot of money. Our first kid did fine in a regular bassinet next to the bed. What ...
Got promoted last month to manage a small team, fully remote. On paper this is the best scenario - I'm home, I can be with my kids, no commute. But it turns out managing people is harder to do from home. Meetings run long, back-to-backs are constant, I'm always "on". My kids hear me in meetings and...
Camping with 2 kids (ages 6 and 9) for 4 days. Packing list is getting long already. We've got tent, sleeping bags, cooking stuff... what's that one thing everyone forgets? Also pro tip request: how do you keep food from getting absolutely destroyed by squirrels? Last year was a disaster.
I've been trying to make this work for 6 months now and I'm at my limit. My company 'allows' remote work but it's really just me pretending to work while my son destroys the house during "quiet time." Yesterday I missed an entire client call because he knocked over a full cup of juice on my laptop. ...
Been wanting to do this all spring but kept putting it off. Last Saturday I grabbed my 8yo daughter and 5yo son, bought some cedar boards from Home Depot, and we actually FINISHED it. My daughter helped measure and my son was in charge of the soil (which he dumped half of, but whatever). We planted ...
My kids (5 and 8) have been relentless about getting a dog. My wife is on board now but I'm worried about the commitment. We travel maybe 3-4 times a year and both work full time. Has anyone actually gone through with this? What breed if so? Worried I'm gonna be the one doing 80% of the work even th...
Got this one today: 'dad why is a group of flamingos called a flamboyance' at 3 AM. He was in his room. Why would he not just yell down the hall? Why does he text me like I'm his Google search? But also I answered it immediately because I'm a dad and that's what we do.