So my son wants Discord to talk to his friends from school. I'm pretty tech savvy but I honestly don't know much about Discord beyond it being where gamers hang out. Is this just a normal thing kids do now or am I about to let him into some kind of chaos? What are the actual risks here? Has anyone s...
Took me three years but I finally did it. Started at 280, now sitting at 200 and I actually feel good about how I look. The weird part is people who haven't seen me in a while literally don't recognize me. Had a buddy ask if I was my own brother when I ran into him at the grocery store. I miss pizza...
Took my family to a trail last weekend and we were supposed to do a 2 mile easy walk. Turns out it was way steeper than the app said and my legs were DYING. My six year old was somehow fine but I was struggling hard. Had to sit down three times. My wife was laughing at me the whole time. We finally ...
My 14 year old plays video games for like 6 hours a day when we let him. Says he's just chilling with his friends online but it's gotten out of hand. Grades are slipping, he doesn't want to do family stuff anymore, just wants to get back to gaming. We took his console away last week and he lost it c...
Started having real conversations with my 16 year old about finances, earning, and responsibility. Told him the days of just getting an allowance are over. If he wants spending money, he needs to work for it. Been teaching him about saving, investing a little, understanding that money represents you...
This is insane. How are people doing this? My wife is nursing every 2-3 hours and I'm trying to help where I can but honestly I'm useless at night. Last night I tried to change a diaper at 3am and could barely function. I've never been so tired in my life. Everyone said it would be hard but this is ...
My daughter is 6 weeks old and this morning she smiled at me. Like a real intentional smile, not gas. I literally teared up. My wife was like are you crying and I couldn't even explain it. All the sleepless nights, the stress, the feeling of having no idea what I'm doing, it all just melted away for...
Just wanted to share something positive. My 12yo struggled with anxiety after we moved and had to change schools. He got into Minecraft and honestly it became his therapy. He built this whole world, made friends online who were going through similar stuff, started a YouTube channel about his builds....
Daughter just spent 3 hours watching YouTube shorts. I set limits but she keeps finding ways around them. Tried talking to her about it but she says all her friends watch way more. How do you handle this without being the bad guy? We're using Apple Screen Time but honestly it feels like she's always...
Looking to get back into grilling now that weather is getting nice. Live in an apartment so can't go full size. Anyone have recommendations for something compact but still decent quality? Don't want to spend over $150. Thinking about doing ribs and burgers mostly. What should I avoid?
I know this is probably something a lot of us feel but I'm constantly worried I'm messing up my kids. Did I lose my temper too much this week? Am I working too much and missing important moments? The anxiety about this is starting to affect my sleep. Anyone else deal with this? How do you quiet thos...
Working from home and don't really have close friends nearby anymore. Kids keep me busy but I miss just hanging out with guys and talking about nothing. Some days I realize I haven't had a real conversation with another adult besides my wife. Starting to think I need to make more of an effort to bui...
On one hand I get to see my kids at lunch and do pickup without stress. On the other hand my boss expects me to be available at 8pm for emails and I can't seem to shut work brain off when I'm in the same house. My wife is frustrated because I'm technically home but not really present. I need to set ...
Took the family camping last weekend at a state park about 45 mins away. Weather report said clear skies all weekend. We get there Friday evening and by Saturday morning it's pouring rain. Our tent held up but the kids were bored out of their minds in the RV. We ended up just playing board games and...
I'm honestly struggling here guys. I want to be the man of faith and peace that I know I should be for my family but some days work just grinds me down and I come home angry. My kids see that and it breaks me. I've been praying about it more and trying to intentionally check my attitude at the door ...