So I set up parental controls on the iPad with a 1 hour daily limit. Found out yesterday he figured out how to restart the device and it resets the timer. He's been doing this for weeks apparently. Not even mad, kind of impressed. Anyone else dealing with kids who are smarter than their own security...
Got asked to bring snacks to soccer practice. Brought string cheese and gatorade. Coach asks why nothing is green. Apparently the team colors are green and gold. I told my kid his coach has too many rules. Wife is still upset with me.
I said 'I've got a joke about sodium.' They said 'Na.' I died laughing. They just stared at me. The pain in their eyes made it even better honestly.
Realized I was being a real pharisee. Always worried about what people at church thought of our family, made sure the kids looked perfect on Sundays, talked about our faith a lot. Meanwhile I was short tempered at home, hadn't really forgiven my brother in years, and gave to charity for recognition....
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. At what point do we have to accept full responsibility for where we are instead of blaming circumstances or bad luck? My own father always said a man owns his mistakes and works to fix them rather than explaining them away. That lesson has shaped everythin...
Had a situation at the office where my boss asked me to take credit for work my junior guy did. Wasn't a huge deal financially but it was wrong and I knew it. I respectfully declined and made sure the young man got recognition in front of upper management. Now my boss is cold with me and I'm wonderi...
Got him a basic iPhone for his birthday like he begged for. Now he's asking for TikTok every single day and I caught him watching YouTube videos at 11pm when he was supposed to be sleeping. I set up screen time limits but he figured out how to request more time and keeps bugging me about it. Anyone ...
We're on day 10 with our daughter and she's either eating or sleeping. My wife is worried she's not getting enough sleep but from what I can find online newborns sleep like 16-17 hours a day. Is that right? She seems fine to me, very calm, good color. Should we be doing something different?
Had my boy's little league baseball game yesterday and he was nervous about meeting the opposing team's coach. I pulled him aside beforehand and showed him how to give a firm handshake, look a man in the eye, and say 'yes sir.' Coach noticed it right away and told me after the game that my kid had m...
Just finalized custody arrangement - I have the kids Tuesday through Thursday and every other weekend. My ex and I are trying to be civil for the kids sake but there's still tension. What apps or tools do you guys use to communicate about pickup times, expenses, schedule changes without it turning i...
My 10 year old came home wanting to watch shows and play games all his friends are watching and playing. Some of it is pretty worldly and doesn't align with our values. I want to protect him but I also don't want him to feel like an outcast at school. My wife thinks I'm being too strict. How do you ...
Was at the park with the boys and another parent said my kids were really well behaved and seemed happy. That one comment just made my whole week. Usually you just get sarcastic looks when your kid is acting crazy so when someone actually says something nice it hits different.
She's consistently 30 minutes late to every exchange. Like not sometimes, every single time. I talked to my lawyer and apparently I can file for modification but I don't want to be that guy making her go to court. But also my kids are sitting with me waiting and that's not fair. Anyone dealt with th...
Took my boys out on the lake early Saturday before they had soccer games. We didn't catch much but just being out on the water with them, no phones, no chaos. One of those moments you don't appreciate until you're older I guess. Already planning the next one.
My wife needs a break and we've been trying to introduce a bottle for a week now. Our son just screams and refuses it completely. We tried different nipple types and even warming it up. Is this something we should be concerned about or is it normal? She's exclusively breastfeeding and starting to fe...