Got there literally 5 seconds before the bell rang. No waiting in that hellish pickup line for once. My 7yo was like dad you're early. Felt like I won the lottery.

Spent all Saturday morning at Home Depot and then the afternoon building a 4x8 raised bed in the backyard. My 7 year old supervised the whole thing and wanted to help hammer nails. We compromised and let her paint it after. Now my wife wants three more beds. Send help. But also the look on my daught...

My ex is seeing someone and he's staying over on her custody days when the kids are there. I don't know this guy and it bothers me that another man is around my kids when I'm not. Legally probably nothing I can do but feels weird. How do other guys handle this? Do I say something or just let it go?

Been going back and forth with my ex for 14 months. Finally got 50/50 custody, alternating weeks starting next month. Lawyer said I did better than expected given the circumstances. Now I'm trying to figure out how to make this work practically. Need to baby proof a second bedroom, figure out school...

Me and my ex finally agreed to a schedule that actually works instead of fighting about it constantly. Turns out when we stopped trying to "win" the negotiations and just focused on what's best for the kids, we actually agreed on a lot. Still not friends but the vibes are way better. We use a copare...

Spent the last 3 weekends working on this project and man am I proud. Got the pressure washer out today and cleaned it up real nice. Kids are already asking to have friends over for a pool party. Feels good to actually finish something for once instead of leaving it half done like usual lol

My 5 year old literally gags at the sight of broccoli. I've tried the whole 'dipping in ranch' thing, hiding it in pasta sauce, nothing works. Wife says I'm too lenient but I'm tired of the dinner time battles. How do you guys handle picky eaters?

Got it yesterday and have been playing split screen with my 7 year old for like 4 hours straight. He's actually getting decent at it. Great way to spend a rainy Saturday. If you have kids and a Switch I'd definitely recommend picking it up.

Real question. I work full time, have 3 kids ages 6, 4, and 2. Wife works part time. By the time I get home at 6, help with dinner, do homework with the older two, and get everyone to bed it's 9pm. Then I'm too tired to do anything. On weekends we're just catching up on chores and errands. Where's t...

Been fully remote for 2 years since my second kid was born. My company is forcing everyone back 3 days a week starting next month. I'm not gonna lie, I'm stressed about this. My wife works from home too so we've had a good rhythm going. Now we gotta figure out childcare for those days and honestly t...

My son smiled at me today and I swear it wasn't just gas. He looked right at my face and smiled. I know they say it's not intentional at this age but man that got me. Been telling everyone all day. My wife is laughing at how excited I am. These little wins are everything right now.

Got into woodworking about a month ago and I'm obsessed. Started with a small cutting board, now I'm planning a whole bookshelf for my home office. Spent way too much on tools already but man there's something so satisfying about making something with your hands. Anyone else have hobbies that just c...

New VP is visiting from HQ and everyone's going out after work. I told my boss I had to leave at 5 to get to my son's game across town. The look he gave me was not great but honestly he can deal with it. My kid's been practicing all season and I'm not gonna miss it for some forced networking. Anyone...

We've been pretty strict with my youngest, max 30 mins a day mostly educational stuff like Duolingo and Khan Academy Kids. But now that he's in kindergarten all his friends talk about YouTube videos and games and he feels left out. My wife thinks we should loosen up a bit, I'm worried about setting ...

Read a lot of doom and gloom on here about gaming so I wanted to share another perspective. My 11yo is really into Minecraft and yeah I was skeptical but honestly it's taught him problem solving, resource management, creativity. We play together sometimes on weekends which is pretty fun. He's not on...