Been working from home for 3 years now and honestly it's been great for being present with the kids. But lately my boss keeps slack messaging me at 7pm asking for updates on projects. My oldest had his school play yesterday and I had to step out during it to take a call. How do you guys set boundari...
Got offered a big promotion at work. More money, better title, but I'd be traveling 2-3 days a week again. Before the kids I would've jumped on this immediately. Now I'm terrified. My oldest has soccer games on Saturdays, my wife is drowning managing everything on her own during the week, and I prom...
Our baby is 5 weeks old and barely sleeps. We're doing 2 hour shifts at night and I'm running on fumes. Yesterday I snapped at my 3yo over nothing and he just looked at me with sad eyes. I felt terrible. My wife is breastfeeding so she's tied up constantly and I'm trying to keep things normal for ou...
Spent the last year converting our garage into a proper workshop. New workbench, tool chest, organized the whole thing. Cost me about 3k but I got some money from my bonus and side gigs. My wife thinks it's silly and the kids don't care. But man it's been therapeutic. Working on projects, building s...
Before kids I played a lot of games. Picked it back up recently since my oldest is in school and my youngest naps. Told myself I'd play for an hour in the afternoon a few times a week just for some downtime. But now I'm getting back into it hard and spent like 40 bucks on a new game. My wife made a ...
Been working on this for like 3 months. Today he did it completely on his own without asking for help. We celebrated like he won the lottery. Small win but honestly felt huge.
New manager started like 2 months ago and everything gives me this pit in my stomach now. I'm constantly worried I'm doing something wrong even though nothing's actually gone wrong. Can't sleep some nights thinking about stupid things I said in meetings. Started going to therapy last month and it's ...
Been putting this off for like 2 years. Got the lumber delivered yesterday and I'm actually going to do this. Kids want to help which is going to slow me down but whatever, quality time right? Anyone got tips for a first timer? I'm mostly worried about making sure it's level and not collapsing when ...
I'm now the guy who laughs at his own jokes before the punchline. My kids have started doing it too. This is my legacy. I'm actually proud.
Cashier asked me if I found everything okay. I said 'No, I'm still looking for the exit to my life.' She did not appreciate my humor. My kids were already embarrassed before we even got to the register so I figured why not go all in.
Is that your kids will repeat your bad jokes at school and you'll get a call from the teacher. Happened to me twice now. The principal knows me by name. Worth it.
Went to fix a couple rotten boards and ended up ripping out half the deck. There's water damage everywhere underneath. This was supposed to be a 2 hour job and now I'm looking at spending like 1500 bucks and a month of weekends fixing this thing. Anyone else had a small project turn into a nightmare...
Just stepped in a puddle my son left on the kitchen floor. I've decided this is worse than any actual crime. Wet socks are the enemy of humanity. My kids think it's hilarious when I complain but they have no idea the internal rage a wet sock causes. Anyone else irrationally hate this or is it just m...
Started at 6am Saturday, wrapped it in foil around hour 8, pulled it off at 8pm. Temp was perfect, meat was falling apart. My wife said it was the best thing I've ever cooked. Worth every minute of standing out there checking the thermometer. Now I'm addicted and want to smoke something every weeken...
Started using a co-parenting app instead of texting my ex and it's been a game changer. No more misunderstandings about pickup times and everything is documented. Before we were always going back and forth on when I was supposed to grab the kids and it created so much drama. Highly recommend if you'...