My MIL keeps pushing us to get one of those Owlet smart socks that monitors your baby's oxygen levels and heart rate. Seems like it could be useful but also seems like the kind of thing that would just make me check the app every 2 seconds and spiral into anxiety. We're in Dallas btw if anyone has l...

So my son just turned 6 and we signed him up for spring soccer thinking he'd love it. First two practices were fine, but now he's refusing to go or saying his legs hurt after 15 mins. The coach says he's doing fine skill-wise, so it's not that he can't keep up. Anyone else dealt with this? Should I ...

Simple idea but we're eating dinner together every Wednesday at the table, no phones, and actually talking. Been doing it for three months now and my kids have opened up about stuff they never mention otherwise. My wife has noticed it too. The rule is everyone has to share something from their day a...

Seriously asking for survival tips. My daughter will literally go barefoot in the snow instead of wearing socks. We've tried fun socks, different brands, just giving up... nothing works. She puts them on then yanks them off 2 minutes later. Is this just a phase? Do I let it go or am I supposed to be...

Let's start a discussion. Mine is that fantasy football ruined regular football for some people. I see guys get mad about actual games because it affects their fantasy points instead of just enjoying the sport. Also three hour games with 15 minutes of actual gameplay need to get fixed but that's a w...

They were arguing for like the millionth time and I just snapped. Yelled. Said some things I didn't mean. They both went quiet and I immediately felt like garbage. Apologized before bed but can't shake the guilt. Anyone else do this? How do you move past it? I don't want to be that dad.

So I got offered a regional manager position at work today. More money, better title, everything I thought I wanted 5 years ago. But it would mean traveling 2-3 weeks a month and my son is only 6. I have memories of my own dad being gone all the time and I didn't want that for my kids. Said no to th...

After 8 months of back and forth with lawyers I finally got the paperwork signed. 50/50 custody, alternating weeks. My ex and I aren't best friends but we managed to keep it civil for the kids. Just wanted to say to anyone going through this that it's possible to come out the other side without tota...

Been a Christian for 15 years but lately I feel like I'm just going through the motions with my kids. I read Bible stories at bedtime but I'm not really connecting the dots to our daily life. My wife mentioned she wishes I'd pray with the family more instead of just saying grace before meals. She's ...

We're supposed to communicate through an app but she still texts me random stuff and calls with drama. When I try to keep things on the app for a record she gets mad and says I'm being difficult. Can't win no matter what I do. Other dads who've been through custody stuff, how do you keep your sanity...

He's 10 and usually thinks I'm annoying but today he made me a little card that said 'you're a good dad' with some drawings on it. Just sitting on my desk at work right now. I've read it like 8 times. Might frame it honestly.

Tent leaked, forgot the sleeping bags, youngest got bit by mosquitos and cried all night, I burned dinner, and my 10 year old refused to poop in the woods. We came home after one night. Wife was laughing at me the whole time. But you know what? We're going back next weekend. I watched YouTube videos...

My ex has been consistently late picking up the kids on Fridays by 30-45 minutes. I've asked nicely multiple times but nothing changes. Do I need to involve our lawyer or try something else first? It's messing with my plans but I don't want to be that guy. Any advice?

So I was a corporate guy for 12 years making decent money. Wife made more so when our first was born we did the math and decided I'd stay home. Best decision I ever made but also weirdest transition of my life. I miss the structure, the validation of doing well at work, and honestly just being aroun...

So I decided to build a treehouse last weekend with my son. We spent Saturday cutting wood, measuring stuff (he was terrible at it lol), and Sunday actually building. Nothing fancy, just a platform about 8 feet up in the oak tree with a rope ladder. My wife thought I was crazy but man, seeing his fa...