Taking the family hiking for the first time this summer. Kids are 6 and 9, so nothing too intense. Looking for something with a waterfall or nice view, maybe 2-3 hours of hiking max. We live in the Denver area. What are your go-to family hikes?
Spent the last 3 months building a proper workbench in the garage. Biggest mistake was not buying the vise first, learned that the hard way. Now I actually have a place to work on projects that isn't the kitchen table. Wife is already happier about that. Next up is organizing all the tools I've coll...
Started making simple cutting boards during lockdown and now I've got a whole little business going on the side. Nothing crazy, made like 3k last year selling at local markets. Feels good to have something that's just mine, you know? Plus my garage smells like sawdust which is way better than before...
Been working with my boys on handshakes and eye contact since they were little. My oldest just interviewed for his first job and the hiring manager told him it was the firmest handshake she'd seen all week from someone his age. Made me proud. It's the little things that show character. We're losing ...
Lost my cool with my daughter yesterday when she spilled juice on the carpet for the third time. I yelled and immediately felt awful because that's not who I want to be or how I want her to remember her dad. I know I need to lean into Jesus more here but some days the frustration just takes over. Ho...
Got two boys, 6 and 9. Started teaching them about opening doors, letting women go first, addressing older women as ma'am. My wife thinks it's outdated but I think it's important. It's not about being controlling, it's about understanding that respect and courtesy matter. And teaching boys to value ...
So my kid somehow got into the parental controls settings on the iPad and turned off his own screen time limits. I have no idea how he figured it out. Now he's telling me he's "allowed" to play Roblox unlimited. When I tried to re-enable it he asked why I was being "unfair" to him. This is ridiculou...
5 months sober here and I'm having an identity crisis. I was the fun dad who could party with anyone, now I'm the guy who orders sparkling water. Sounds dumb but I genuinely don't know who I am without that version of myself. My marriage is healing which is huge but I feel like I lost my social curr...
Man I can't believe it's been a year since I decided to get my life together. Used to come home from work and just collapse on the couch with beer and my phone for hours. My kids would ask me to play and I'd say maybe later. Later never came. Now I'm coaching my son's soccer team and actually doing ...
Looking for some honest advice here. My kids want to pray before bed and I want to lead them spiritually but I'm going through my own crisis of faith. I don't want to be a hypocrite teaching them about God when I'm doubting everything myself. Do I fake it till I make it? Do I tell them I'm strugglin...
Finally got the greenlight from the wife to turn our garage into something useful. Want half to be a decent home gym setup and half to be a place where I can actually watch games without someone climbing on me. Budget is like 3k. Been watching YouTube videos all week. Pretty pumped about this projec...
Got like 30 minutes of uninterrupted gaming time last night while the baby was at his grandma's and I finally took down Malenia. She's been kicking my ass for months. Felt good to actually complete something for once instead of just existing on autopilot.
We get to the campground and realize we left the lantern, the good flashlights, half the camping chairs, and I forgot my sleeping bag. Just left it sitting in the garage. Spent the first night in the car basically. But we stayed the whole weekend and actually had a great time just hanging out by the...
I said nah man I'm just here to pick up milk and eggs. She looked confused. Took me 20 minutes to realize she meant plastic bags not the actual bags under my eyes from 3am feedings with the newborn. I'm exhausted and it shows apparently.
Got two kids, married, full schedule but I feel isolated as hell. Think it's because I'm always "on" and never actually talk to anyone real about how I'm doing. Friends ask how things are and I say good because what else do you say. Realized I have no close friends I actually confide in. Started loo...