My son is 6 weeks old and I swear he smiled at me yesterday but my wife says it was probably just gas. So now Im obsessed with trying to make him smile again to prove it was real. Is 6 weeks too early or could he actually be smiling? This is way more exciting than I thought parenthood would be hones...
Got offered a promotion that would be basically a dream job but it would require more travel and longer hours. My kids are 2 and 5 and they're at that age where they actually want to hang out with me. If I take this job I feel like I'm going to miss so much. But turning it down feels like I'm lettin...
He was outstanding in his field. My daughter has heard this one like 50 times. She tells it at school now and I'm pretty sure her teacher regrets asking her about her family.
We don't have a ton of extra money but I want my kids to understand giving. Started having them pick a cause or person each month to give their allowance to, even if it's just a few dollars. Last month my 9yo gave to the homeless shelter and it meant more to her than any toy could. Seeing her unders...
I was changing my 3 year old and made a joke about how diapers are designed by people who've never actually changed one. He said 'dad that's not funny' which means I officially sound like my own dad. My kids are roasting me and I haven't even hit my stride yet.
Two years ago I was 280 pounds, hadn't been to a gym in a decade, and just drank beer every night. Now I'm 210, going to the gym 4 days a week, and I haven't had a drink in 8 months. But honestly what's craziest is how my whole identity changed. I wasn't the athletic guy anymore, I was the dad who w...
Doc prescribed me sertraline yesterday and I'm reading all these side effects and reviews online and freaking myself out. I don't want to be a zombie. I don't want to lose my sex drive. But I also can't keep living like this where my anxiety about stuff that hasn't even happened yet is controlling m...
I told him I was just checking to make sure I wasn't doing it wrong. He said 'Dad, you always do it wrong anyway.' Kid's got me figured out.
My 6 year old asked me which cereal was healthiest. I said the one with less sugar. He goes 'Then why do you eat the chocolate one?' I have no comeback for this. He won. Life over.
Trying to raise my boy right with old-school values in a world that doesn't seem to want them anymore. Manners, hard work, honor, taking responsibility for your word. But sometimes I feel like I'm fighting against the current with schools and culture telling him different things. Anyone else trying ...
Got offered a promotion that would mean travel 2-3 days a week and longer hours. The money would help a lot but my kids are 7, 5, and 3. My oldest said the other day he wants to play more with me and it crushed me. Wife says it's my call but I know she's worried. This is supposed to be the decade I ...
I know, I know, ribs in an air fryer sounds wrong but hear me out. They came out actually pretty good and took like 20 minutes instead of hours. Not as good as smoked ribs obviously but when youre in a time crunch these were solid. Kids demolished them. Anyone else doing weird stuff with their air f...
Tried to impress the in-laws with a reverse sear steak. Totally forgot to preheat the grill and the temp dropped when I put the meat on. Ended up being a rubbery mess. Going back to my simple method this weekend, keep it stupid. Sometimes the basics work best.
My son is 6 days old. Wife is recovering from a rough labor. Baby cries constantly, we have no idea what we're doing. Google says everything is either totally normal or a medical emergency. I'm exhausted, haven't slept more than 2 hours straight. Is this normal? When does it get easier? Already ques...
My wife and I have been trying to get our newborn on some kind of schedule but nothing is working. He sleeps great from like 11pm to 2am then is up every hour after that. We've tried the bassinet right next to the bed, in the nursery, swaddling, white noise, everything. Has anyone else dealt with th...