Planning a long weekend at the lake and bringing the whole family. Got a tent, cooler full of hot dogs and burgers, thinking about a fishing expedition. Never done this before so I'm probably over preparing. Any pro tips from you guys? My 6 year old is really excited which makes me want to get it ri...
My 12 year old wants to play Fortnite with his friends like 4 hours a day on weekends. His argument is that all his friends are doing it and he's missing out on social stuff. I limited it to 2 hours and he literally cried about it. My wife thinks I'm being too strict but I feel like that's way too m...
Been thinking a lot about how my father raised me. He was strict but fair. He expected respect, he made us work for what we had, he never made excuses. These days people talk about that approach like it's abuse but it built character in me and my brothers. We all turned out to be solid men with jobs...
We started using YouTube Kids last year thinking it would be a good way to give her some educational content. Now at 5 years old she literally asks for it the second she gets home from preschool. We've tried limiting it with the app timer but she throws a fit every single time. Started wondering if ...
My son has been bugging me for more gaming time on Saturdays and Sundays. Right now we do about 1.5 hours total per day on school days and I've been letting him do 2 hours on weekends. My wife thinks that's too much but I figure it's the weekend so why not. What do other dads do? Are we being too le...
I've got 6 weeks starting next Monday and I'm freaking out a little. Don't get me wrong, I'm pumped to be home with the baby and my wife, but I haven't been out of the office in 3 years. Worried about what's going to pile up, whether they'll forget about me, and honestly whether I'm gonna be good at...
Had a client emergency on the day of his soccer game. Couldn't get out of it. Watched a clip my wife recorded but it's not the same. He didn't say anything but I could tell he was disappointed. Trying not to beat myself up but man this job takes a lot from family time.
Put baby down drowsy but awake and he just went to sleep. Didn't cry, didn't fuss, just out. My wife and I looked at each other in shock. We've been sleep training for two weeks and this is the first time it actually worked. Feels like winning the lottery
My guys are actually looking decent this year which is wild. Haven't felt this hopeful about a season in like 5 years. Last Sunday I had the game on while working in the garage and somehow ended up yelling at the ref through the TV for like 3 hours straight. My neighbor definitely heard me. Worth it...
My 10 and 12 year old are starting to understand money and asking for stuff constantly. I want to teach them that money is a blessing from God and we're supposed to be good stewards of it, not just spend it on whatever. We do chores for an allowance and I've talked to them about giving to church and...
Took the family camping for the first time ever last month. Forgot the tent stakes, raccoons got into our cooler at 2am, my daughter got car sick on the drive up. Everything that could go wrong did. But then on Sunday morning we hiked to this overlook and the kids actually put their phones down and ...
My ex keeps threatening to limit my time with them if I don't pay extra for school stuff. We have a court ordered agreement but she pulls this manipulation tactic constantly. My lawyer says to document everything and not give in to threats but it's hard when you just want to see your kids more. Anyo...
Just got approval from the wife to convert the basement corner into my space. Got a used pool table, mini fridge, and mounted a 55 inch TV. But now I'm torn between setting up a fishing lure tying station or a gaming PC setup. Space is limited so can't do both right now. Any suggestions? What do you...
Been seeing all these sourdough posts everywhere and decided to try it since I'm home more these days. Made a starter about 10 days ago, did my first loaf yesterday and honestly it came out pretty good. Not perfect but way better than I expected. My family devoured it this morning. The whole process...
My wife has been watching Yellowstone and now she wants me to watch it with her. I watched the first episode and it seems okay but everyone at work is talking about it like it's the best show ever made. Is it actually that good or is this just a hype thing? I've got limited TV time after the kids go...