Looking for Christmas gift ideas. My 6yo is obsessed with doing "experiments" right now but mostly it's just mixing random stuff in the kitchen and hoping something cool happens. I want to actually get him a real kit with structure but not something too babyish. Saw the National Geographic crystal g...
Not the normal "I have young kids and no sleep" tired. Like soul-deep exhaustion where I could sleep 12 hours and still feel like I got hit by a truck. Got bloodwork done, everything's normal. My doc said "sounds like depression" but it doesn't feel like depression feels like to me? It's just this h...
My son told me he couldn't find his shoes this morning so we couldn't go to school. I tore the house apart looking for them while he acted all sad and helpful. Turns out he hid them in the garage because he "didn't want to go to school today." I was mad for like 30 seconds before I realized how crea...
Used to cook dinner from scratch like 5 nights a week. I was that guy who enjoyed it, watched cooking shows, the whole deal. Now Tuesday is frozen pizza night and Thursday is 'whatever the kids will actually eat' night and you know what, I don't miss the stress. My family is happy and fed and I'm no...
Overheard my 10yo telling a kid at school to stop making fun of his friend for being bad at sports. The kid actually stopped. Teacher told me about it at pickup. I didn't even have to teach him this explicitly - he just... got it. Been riding high all week.
Okay this is probably random but I'm celebrating because my 12yo came to me last week and said he wanted to stop playing Fortnite because "all the cool stuff costs money and I'm tired of feeling left out." LIKE... a kid actually came to that realization himself? He still games but plays Minecraft an...
Had a moment today where my 9 year old refused to take credit for something his friend did wrong, even though nobody would have known. He said he couldn't do that because it wouldn't be right. I never sat him down and lectured him about integrity but there he was showing it without even thinking abo...
Spent the last month organizing my garage and I'm pumped. Got a solid 8ft workbench with pegboard, tool chest, and some good lighting. Now I can actually find my tools instead of digging through piles. My wife is happy I'm not spreading stuff all over the living room anymore lol. Already did a small...
I said because I'd be telling them to the fish and they already heard all my lines. My 8 year old groaned so hard I thought he'd rupture something. 10/10 would embarrass my kids again.
She's been on me about helping more around the house but that's not how I was raised. I work hard to provide for my family and maintain the house and yard. That's my responsibility. The household stuff was always my mother's domain and my mom never complained. I feel like if I start taking over her ...
So after months of our 6 and 9 year old asking why they can't watch YouTube like their friends, we finally just deleted the app. Now they play educational games and watch stuff on Disney+ where at least I know what's happening. The first week was rough, lots of whining, but now they're reading more ...
First time dad here. Our daughter is 2 weeks old and my wife is set on exclusive breastfeeding. I get it and I support her choice but I feel pretty useless. I can't feed her, I can't give my wife a break, and honestly I'm not bonding as much as I expected. She's mentioned pumping so I can do some fe...
Sold our house in the suburbs last year and bought 10 acres about an hour out of the city. Built a chicken coop, planted a massive garden, kids go to a smaller school now. It's exhausting in ways I never imagined. The commute to work is brutal on days I have to go in. Property taxes, well maintenanc...
After 18 months of back and forth, my ex and I finally agreed to a schedule that doesn't drive us insane. 50/50 custody with flexibility built in so we can swap weeks if something comes up. The key was us both agreeing upfront that the kids come first, not winning points off each other. It sounds ob...
My ex is supposed to have the kids every other weekend but she keeps rescheduling last minute. This week she told me Saturday that she couldn't take them till Sunday. It messes up my plans and more importantly messes with the kids knowing when they'll see her. Our custody agreement says every other ...