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 My wife thinks it's outdated but I think it's important.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...
Started doing sourdough a few months back and now it's my thing. Sunday morning I get up, feed the starter, mix dough, and by dinner time the house smells insane. Kids actually eat more when I tell them I made it. It's become this peaceful routine while everyone else is sleeping. Simple hobby but it...
I'm 42, been struggling for years, finally got on meds. For a long time I tried to shield my kids from it but that just meant I was checked out. Now I'm more honest. I tell them daddy has a hard day and needs some quiet time. I'm actually more present when I'm taking care of myself than when I was t...
Been working on this PC for like 3 months between work and kids and finally finished it last night. Saved up and did it piece by piece instead of all at once. Ran some games at max settings and it's beautiful. Now if I can just find 2 uninterrupted hours to actually play instead of sneaking in 20 mi...
Been reading a lot lately about how what you wear affects how you carry yourself and how others perceive you. I've started wearing a proper button up shirt and slacks to my home office even though nobody sees me. Sounds silly but I swear it changes my mindset and work ethic. My kids notice too. They...
My 6 year old will literally starve before eating a single pea. Wife made broccoli last night and he acted like she served him dirt. I've tried everything, hiding it in pasta sauce, telling him it'll make him strong like superheroes, nothing works. Do I just accept that my kid will live on chicken n...