We're at the grocery store and my 9 year old says she's thirsty. I look right at her and say 'Hi Thirsty, I'm Dad.' The cashier actually laughed but my daughter looked at me like I had grown a second head. She's been imitating me all day saying 'Hi Sad, I'm tired' and her friends think it's hilariou...
Just wanted to post something positive for once. We've been going back and forth on child support for 8 months and it was getting ugly. Finally agreed to try mediation last month and honestly it changed everything. The mediator helped us both see we weren't actually that far apart, we were just stuc...
It's harder now. I teach my kids to respect authority and their elders but then they see adults on their phones at dinner, hear people disrespecting teachers, watch men abandon their responsibilities. I try to model what a man of honor looks like but I'm swimming upstream. How are you guys navigatin...
Got my son home from the hospital 5 days ago and I'm terrified to be alone with him. His head seems so fragile, he breathes weird sometimes and it freaks me out, and I'm convinced I'm going to drop him or something. I watch my wife handle him like she knows exactly what she's doing and I feel incomp...
I really want to be the spiritual leader my family needs but honestly I struggle with my faith some days. My kids are 4 and 7 and they're starting to ask harder questions about God and I don't always have the answers. I'm trying to read the Bible more and pray with them at bedtime but I feel like a ...
Been trying to build better habits for my mental health since my anxiety got really bad last year. Started small - 10 minute walks before work, cutting back on caffeine, making sure I sleep 7 hours. Added journaling about 2 months ago and that's been huge for processing stuff. Nothing fancy just wri...
Got the finalized papers last week and it's hitting different than I expected. The house feels huge and quiet and I'm realizing a lot of my social circle was tied to her friends or family stuff. I'm 42, out of practice with making friends, and some days I just feel completely alone even when I'm aro...
My 10 year old got mouthy with his mother last week and I had to have a real talk with him about respect. Not beating him down but making clear that how you speak to your elders matters. He's a good kid but needed the reminder. I grew up getting my butt whooped for that kind of behavior and while I ...
First decent weekend in forever so we're planning to hit up the park, do some yard work I've been putting off, and grill some burgers. Kids are actually excited about the park instead of asking for screens for once. Fingers crossed it stays nice. You guys doing anything fun?
Got my 14 year old a phone for emergencies and now he's on it every second. At dinner, doing homework, before bed. I tried parental controls but he's smarter than I am with tech. Don't want to be the bad guy but also can't let him be glued to a screen 24/7. What apps or strategies actually work? Oth...
My company offered 4 weeks and honestly I jumped at it but now I'm second guessing. Will I fall behind at work? What if my boss forgets about me? Also, what do I actually do with a newborn all day? My wife will be around but she needs rest too. Anyone taken extended leave and come back fine? Just lo...
We went to Bear Lake for 3 days and it was way better than expected. Caught some decent sized trout with my oldest and the little one just wanted to throw rocks the whole time which honestly was fine by me. Only downside was forgetting the propane for the camp stove so we did everything over the fir...
Looking for recommendations because every place we try seems to either be frozen or chain. There's gotta be a good local spot somewhere. What's everyone go to? Also how bad is it that my kids prefer the chain pizza to literally anything else I cook
So my son's goldfish died yesterday and he asked me point blank why God would let that happen. I fumbled through some answer about God having a plan and heaven and stuff but I could tell he wasn't satisfied. I'm not even sure I was satisfied with what I said. Anyone else dealt with these questions f...
Doing laundry and found a small rock, two bottle caps, a piece of string, and what I think used to be a sandwich in my son's cargo pants pocket. The fact that he felt the need to save all this stuff and hide it in a secret pocket like he was prepping for the apocalypse killed me. He's 7 and already ...