Started doing this 3 weeks ago. Every Sunday afternoon we prep ingredients for the week together—my 10yo and 12yo chop veggies, measure grains, portion stuff into containers. They're learning kitchen skills, it cuts down my stress during the week, AND they're more likely to eat stuff they helped pre...
My 8yo and I built a bird feeder from reclaimed fence boards a few weeks ago and just kind of hung it up. This turned into him wanting to track which birds come to it, which is sweet, but now he wants to build DIFFERENT feeders to attract specific birds and is actually reading field guides about it?...
My daughter's turning 12 next month and her birthday falls on a Tuesday (my day). Her mom wants to throw a big party on Saturday instead but that's her weekend. We've done the 'split party' thing before and it's awkward - the kids feel like they're celebrating twice but also like they're missing out...
Just dropped $95 on a pair of New Balances for my 10yo because his old ones are literally falling apart. And I KNOW he's gonna outgrow them in like 8 months. This can't be sustainable. Do other parents just buy the cheapest shoes they can find? What's your strategy here because my feet are gonna be ...
Quick question - my son (11) wants to join Discord to chat with his Fortnite squad. I know basically nothing about it. Is this a platform I should be worried about or is it like... group chat? What should I know before I let him use it?
We're in a rut. Every week it's the same rotation: spaghetti, tacos, chicken something, pizza night. The kids eat it but I'm bored out of my mind. Looking for ideas that don't take 45 minutes and that won't get rejected by my picky 8yo. What are you guys actually making that works?
Dude. I am NOT okay. We've been working on this for like 3 months and today he just... did it. Went down the driveway and around the cul-de-sac. My wife was filming and I'm pretty sure I'm in the background losing my mind. He wants to do it again tomorrow. This is the stuff they don't tell you about...
My 7yo's soccer game was last Saturday and instead of sitting on the sideline on my phone like usual, I actually watched the whole thing and cheered loud and embarrassed him lol. But we had such a good car ride home talking about the goals he scored, and it made me realize I've been kind of checked ...
So my wife organized this whole thing where the kids (3, 7, and 9) had to come up with dad jokes and judge mine. I was absolutely demolished. My best was "Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field!" and my 9yo said "Dad that's not even a joke that's just facts." I'm...
My 6yo saw something online about weekly building challenges and now wants to do it. I think it's kind of silly but honestly if it keeps him focused for an hour on Saturday mornings, I'm not complaining. Just curious if anyone else is doing this and if there are better platforms than just making pro...
Considering dropping $300 on one of these for our newborn coming in 6 weeks. I know I'm being that anxious first-time dad but honestly the anxiety about SIDS is killing me. Has anyone used it? Is it actually reassuring or does it just create more stress with false alarms?
3 weeks ago my 3.5yo was absolutely refusing the potty. Wouldn't even sit on it. We tried everything: books, songs, rewarding, nothing was landing. Then my wife noticed he'd copy literally anything his 5yo sister did. So we had her sit on her own potty at the same time "for fun" and suddenly he wan...
Took a promotion last year that's kept me at the office later most nights. My 8yo hasn't complained but my wife mentioned he's been asking "when's Dad coming home" more. I feel like I'm failing him but we also need the money and I worked toward this for years. How do you balance ambition with presen...
Got my first appointment done with a therapist who specializes in dad anxiety. Spent most of it talking about how I'm worried I'm messing up my 4-year-old by not being more patient. Therapist said something about me being "hypervigilant about parenting mistakes" and now I can't stop thinking about i...
He's been training for like weeks. Blue Shells, drift boosts, the whole thing. Finally got first place in Rainbow Road and now he's made himself a little trophy out of paper and tape. It's sitting on his desk. Every time he walks by it he points at me and does that slow-mo victory pose. I'm actuall...