Honestly thought this was going to be a nightmare when we split up 2 years ago. But we've actually gotten better at communicating since the divorce than we were when we were married. We use a shared calendar app, keep stuff professional, both show up to school stuff. The kids are doing great. Not sa...

Had a rough stretch about 3 years ago and finally felt like I was in a good place. But the last few months everything feels heavy again. Getting out of bed sucks, I'm snapping at my kids over nothing, lost interest in stuff I used to love. Been through this before so I know what's happening but that...

Just got back to work after 10 weeks and I'm honestly devastated. Those weeks with my newborn and older kids were everything but now I'm back at the office and everything feels wrong. I miss my family so much it physically hurts. My boss already loaded me up with projects and I haven't even been bac...

My job is meetings on top of meetings and by the time I'm done for the day I'm too drained to actually be present with my family. Just scrolling my phone while they talk to me. This is not the father I wanted to be. Looking at switching companies but the market is scary right now. Anyone else feel t...

Been working from home past year and half due to covid and thought I wanted this. Company wants me to stay remote full time. Now I'm worried about my kids seeing me as always available, blurred lines between work and home, missing office culture. Wife thinks I'm crazy for hesitating. Is anyone else ...

Been working remote for 2 years now and honestly it's a mixed bag. I get to see my kids more during the day which is amazing, but my work never really stops. My boss texts me at 8pm about stuff and I end up working weird hours. My kids think because I'm home I should play with them every second. Any...

One minute you're a normal adult and the next you're analyzing the exact shade and consistency of something that came out of a tiny human. You're also doing it in public sometimes. I caught myself giving my buddy a full report at the hardware store yesterday. No regrets.

I said because your mom thinks they're funny. He looked at me confused and said 'No she doesn't, she literally leaves the room.' Guess the joke's on me.

My 8 year old came back from his mom's house saying I 'don't care about him' because I won't buy him an iPad. She apparently told him that I have plenty of money but don't want to spend it on him. This is getting out of hand. I had to explain to my kid that we have a budget and that having money doe...

Don't get me wrong, being a dad is the best thing that's ever happened to me. But man, I miss sleeping past 6am on weekends. I miss going to concerts without worrying about a babysitter. I miss my wife's attention and actual conversations that don't involve negotiations about bedtime. I miss my body...

He's 9. All his friends play it. I don't want to be the dad who says no to everything but a $1500 gaming PC seems excessive for a 4th grader. I get that gaming is what kids do now but where's the line? He's actually a pretty active kid, plays baseball, goes outside. Would one gaming PC turn that kid...

Good news bad news situation. Company wants me to step up to regional manager which is a solid bump in pay and finally gets me off the grind I've been on for 6 years. Problem is it requires like 40% travel. My daughter is 9 and she's in the middle of soccer season. My wife is starting her own thing ...

Can't believe this. Set up screen time limits on my 10 year old's iPad and he somehow got past it. Found him playing fortnite at 11pm on a school night. When I asked how he did it he wouldn't say but I'm guessing he either found the password or watched a youtube video about it. Anyone else dealing w...

Wasn't snooping just grabbing his phone to check the time and saw discord notifications popping up. I didn't read the messages but clearly he's been hiding this from us. He knows the rules about social media. Part of me wants to let it go because all his friends are probably on there but another par...

I'll spend 3 hours smoking a brisket when I could literally grill steaks in 15 minutes. My wife finally called me out on it yesterday. Guilty as charged. But the brisket tastes great and I got peace and quiet so really who's winning here.