Got the big job at work I'd been chasing for like 5 years. More money, bigger office, managing a team. Sounds great right? First year was amazing. Year two I realized I was missing everything. My daughter's soccer games, my son's school plays, just hanging with the family on weekends cause I was alw...
My 8yo asked if we could go to church earlier so he could sit with his friends in children's church. Something shifted. Instead of it being a chore he's actually excited about it. I'm trying to model that faith isn't something we squeeze in, it's something we prioritize. Waking up at 6am on Sunday i...
My 10 year old got into gaming and instead of just letting him disappear into his room, I started playing with him. We've been grinding through some co-op games together and honestly it's become our thing. We talk about strategy, he helps me with stuff I'm stuck on, and I'm actually enjoying it way ...
So we're at the grocery store and I grab a bag of lettuce. I turn to my son and say 'Lettuce have a good time at the store!' The look he gave me man. It was like disappointment, secondhand embarrassment, and betrayal all rolled into one 8 year old face. The cashier behind us actually laughed though....
He heard someone had stolen a base! I've been using this one for like three weeks and my kids are so tired of it. My oldest literally covers his ears now when I start talking. But I can't stop, it's like a disease. My wife said I need therapy. I said I need a punchline. Get it? Because I'm terrible ...
Most of my friends are still doing the party thing but I'm just done with that life now. We don't have much in common anymore and I feel like I'm forcing conversations. Got married and had kids young so a lot of my buddies never settled down. Trying to find my people but it's harder as an adult. Won...
I was really skeptical about the whole thing but my wife basically said I need to figure my stuff out or we're in trouble. Had my third session yesterday and for the first time in like 5 years I actually talked about how much I hate my job and how small I feel. Feels weird to put it into words but a...
My coworkers and I have been arguing about this all week. Frank's makes better crust but Tony's has better sauce and better deals. Been going to Tony's for 10 years but Frank's been creeping up. Took the kids to Frank's last night and my 8 year old said it was the best pizza ever so I guess that set...
Spent like 3 hours setting up Discord with family filtering and limiting who he can talk to. Downloaded some monitoring software that logs everything without being obvious about it. He thinks he's just on Discord like his friends but I can see his conversations. Not sure if that's helicopter parenti...
I know this sounds insane but I had to document this moment. 5yo and 8yo were building a fort together in the living room and just... got along? No yelling, no one hitting the other one, nobody coming to tattle. My wife and I literally just sat there in shock drinking coffee. We didn't want to jinx ...
His friends all have them. We keep saying no but he's getting to the point where he feels left out at school. My wife thinks we should get him one with parental controls and a plan that only calls and texts. I'm worried once he has it we can't take it back. What age did you guys give your kids phone...
Started letting him watch while I cook dinner and now that's all he wants. I try to limit it to an hour a day but he throws a fit. My wife just lets him watch when he asks because it's easier. I keep reading articles about screen time ruining their brains and now I feel like a bad parent. How do you...
My marriage was rough. We weren't fighting but we weren't really connecting either. Started praying together before bed, nothing fancy, just honest prayers about our day and our family. Three months in and I can't explain it but something shifted. Our kids ask about our prayer time. My wife seems ha...
My 4-year-old pointed at the rotisserie chickens and asked 'why are those chickens in the oven?' I told him they're practicing for their audition on Hell's Kitchen. My wife did not appreciate my parenting in that moment but my son thought it was hilarious.
I said, 'Because your mom laughs at all my good ones.' He just stared at me and walked away. I think I'm winning at this parenting thing.